Expression of core-glycosylated HCV envelope proteins in yeast

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to the general field of recombinant protein expression, purification of recombinant proteins, diagnosis of HCV infection, prophylactic treatment against HCV infection and to the prognosing/monitoring of the clinical efficiency of treatment of an individual with chronic hepatitis, or the prognosing/monitoring of the natural disease. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of yeast, i.e. Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minus strains, for the efficient expression of HCV envelope proteins that are core-glycosylated, purification methods for these proteins, and the use in various applications, such as the use in diagnosis, prophylaxis or therapy of HCV envelope proteins purified according to the present invention,

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to the general field of recombinantprotein expression, purification of recombinant proteins, diagnosis ofHCV infection, prophylactic treatment against HCV infection and to theprognosing/monitoring of the clinical efficiency of treatment of anindividual with chronic hepatitis, or the prognosing/ monitoring of thenatural disease.

[0002] More particularly, the present invention relates to theexpression of hepatitis C virus envelope proteins in yeast, expressionconstructs for the efficient expression of HCV envelope proteins, yeaststrains for the expression of core-glycosylated viral envelope proteins,purification methods for these proteins, and the use in diagnosis,prophylaxis or therapy of HCV envelope proteins purified according tothe present invention,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem inboth developed and developing countries. It is estimated that about 1 to5% of the world population is affected by the virus. HCV infectionappears to be the most important cause of transfusion-associatedhepatitis and frequently progresses to chronic liver damage. Moreover,there is evidence implicating HCV in induction of hepatocellularcarcinoma. Consequently, the demand for reliable diagnostic methods andeffective therapeutic agents is high. Also sensitive and specificscreening methods of HCV-contaminated blood-products and improvedmethods to culture HCV are needed.

[0004] HCV is a positive stranded RNA virus of approximately 9,600 baseswhich encode a single polyprotein precursor of about 3000 amino acids.Proteolytic cleavage of the precursor coupled to co- andposttranslational modifications has been shown to result in at leastthree structural and six non-structural proteins. Based on sequencehomology, the structural proteins have been functionally assigned as onesingle core protein and two envelope glycoproteins: E1 and E2. The E1protein consists of 192 amino acids and contains 5 to 6 N-glycosylationsites, depending on the HCV genotype. The E2 protein consists of 363 to370 amino acids and contains 9-11 N-glycosylation sites, depending onthe HCV genotype (for reviews see: Major and Feinstone, 1997; Maertensand Stuyver, 1997). The E1 protein contains various variable domains(Maertens and Stuyver, 1997), while the E2 protein contains threehypervariable domains, of which the major domain is located at theN-terminus of the protein (Maertens and Stuyver, 1997). The HCVglycoproteins localize predominantly in the ER where they are modifiedand assembled into oligomeric complexes.

[0005] In eukaryotes, sugar residues are commonly linked to fourdifferent amino acid residues. These amino acid residues are classifiedas O-linked (serine, threonine, and hydroxylysine) and N-linked(asparagine). The O-linked sugars are synthesized in the Golgi or roughEndoplasmic Reticulum (ER) from nucleotide sugars. The N-linked sugarsare synthesized from a common precursor, and subsequently processed. Itis believed that HCV envelope proteins are N-glycosylated. It is knownin the art that addition of N-linked carbohydrate chains is importantfor stabilization of folding intermediates and thus for efficientfolding, prevention of malfolding and degradation in the endoplasmicreticulum, oligomerization, biological activity, and transport ofglycoproteins (see reviews by Rose et al., 1988; Doms et al., 1993;Helenius, 1994). The tripeptide sequences Asn-X-Ser and Asn-X-Thr (inwhich X can be any amino acid) on polypeptides are the consensus sitesfor binding N-linked oligosaccharides. After addition of the N-linkedoligosaccharide to the polypeptide, the oligosaccharide is furtherprocessed into the complex type (containing N-acetylglucosamine,mannose, fucose, galactose and sialic acid) or the high-mannose type(containing N-acetylglucosamine and mannose). HCV envelope proteins arebelieved to be of the high-mannose type. N-linked oligosaccharideprocessing in yeast is very different from mammalian Golgi processing.In yeast the oligosaccharide chains are elongated in the Golgi throughstepwise addition of mannose, leading to elaborate high mannosestructures, which do not contain sialic acid. In contrast therewith,proteins expressed in prokaryotes are never glycosylated.

[0006] To date, vaccination against disease has been proven to be themost cost effective and efficient method for controlling diseases.Despite promising results, efforts to develop an efficacious HCVvaccine, however, have been plagued with difficulties. A conditio sinequa none for vaccines is the induction of an immune response inpatients. Consequently, HCV antigenic determinants should be identified,and administered to patients in a proper setting. Antigenic determinantscan be divided in at least two forms, i.e. lineair and conformationalepitopes. Conformational epitopes result from the folding of a moleculein a three-dimensional space, including co- and posttranslationalmodifications, such as glycosylation. In general, it is believed thatconformational epitopes will realize the most efficacious vaccines,since they represent epitopes which resemble native-like HCV epitopes,and which may be better conserved than the actual linear amino acidsequence. Hence, the eventual degree of glycosylation of the HCVenvelope proteins is of the utmost importance for generating native-likeHCV antigenic determinants. However, there are seemingly insurmountableproblems with culturing HCV, that result in only minute amounts ofvirions. In addition, there are vast problems with the expression andpurification of recombinant proteins, that result in either low amountsof proteins, hyperglycosylated proteins, or proteins that are notglycosylated.

[0007] The HCV envelope proteins have been produced by recombinanttechniques in Escherichia coli, insect cells, yeast cells and mammaliancells. However, expression in higher eukaryotes has been characterisedby the difficulty of obtaining large amounts of antigens for eventualvaccine production. Expression in prokaryotes, such as E. coli resultsin HCV envelope proteins that are not glycosylated. Expression of HCVenvelope proteins in yeast resulted in hyperglycosylation. As alreadydemonstrated in WO 96/04385, the expression of HCV envelope protein E2in Saccharomyces cerevisiae leads to proteins which are heavilyglycosylated. This hyperglycosylation leads to shielding of proteinepitopes. Although Mustilli et al. (1999) claims that expression of HCVE2 in S. cerevisiae results in core-glycosylation, the results of theintracellularly expressed material demonstrate that part of it is atleast hyperglycosylated, while the correct processing of the remainderof this material has not been shown. The need for HCV envelope proteinsderived from an intracellular source is well accepted (WO 96/04385 toMaertens et al. and Heile et al., 2000). This result is exemplified bythe poor reactivity of this material with sera of chimpanzee immunizedwith mammalian cell culture derived E2 protein (see FIG. 5). This isfurther documented by Rosa and colleagues (1996) who show thatimmunization with yeast derived HCV envelope proteins fails to protectfrom challenge.

[0008] Consequently, there is a need for efficient expression systemsresulting in large and cost-effective amounts of HCV envelope proteinsthat at the same time have a native-like glycosylation pattern.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION/AIMS

[0009] It thus appears that due to the absence of or inefficientexpression and purification systems the production of large amounts ofcorrectly glycosylated HCV envelope proteins is impaired. Suchhyperglycosylated or non-glycosylated proteins are often notbiologically active and/or have an incorrect protein structure. As aconsequence, native anti-HCV antibodies fail to recognize an importantsubset of antigenic determinants on these proteins, see for exampleHoughton (1997).

[0010] The present invention overcomes these problems, since itdescribes and makes for the first time in yeast, large amounts HCVproteins with a native-like glycosylation pattern.

[0011] It is an aim of the present invention to use Hansenula orSaccharomyces glycosylation minus strains for HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein expression, or any part thereof, characterised in that said HCVE1 and/or HCV E2 proteins, or said parts thereof, are core-glycosylated.

[0012] It is another aim of the present invention to provide a methodfor producing core-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelopeproteins, or any part thereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay orvaccine, which method comprising: (i) growing Hansenula or Saccharomycesglycosylation minus strains transformed with an envelope gene encodingan HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, in a suitableculture medium; (ii) causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2gene, or any part thereof; and (iii) purifying said core-glycosylatedHCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, from said cellculture, or alternatively (iii) purifying said intracellularly expressedcore-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof,upon lysing the transformed host cell. More particularly, it is also anaim of the present invention to provide a method as described above inwhich the said gene, or any part thereof, contains a CL-leader or afunctional equivalent thereof.

[0013] It is an aim of the present invention to provide a method forpurifying core-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins,or any part thereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine,which method comprising: -i- growing Hansenula or Saccharomycesglycosylation minus strains transformed with an envelope gene encodingan HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, in a suitableculture medium, in which said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any partthereof, comprises at least two Cys-amino acids; -ii- causing expressionof said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 gene, or any part thereof; and -iii-purifying said core-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or anypart thereof, in which said Cys-amino acids are reversibly protected bychemical and/or enzymatic means, from said culture.

[0014] It is another aim of the present invention to provide a methodfor purifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or anypart thereof, as described above, which includes heparin affinitychromatography.

[0015] It is an aim of the present invention to provide a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described above, in which step said chemical means issulfonation.

[0016] It is an aim of the present invention to provide a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described above, in which said reversibly protection ofCys-amino acids is exchanged for an irreversible protection by chemicaland/or enzymatic means, such as iodo-acetamide, NEM or Biotin-NEM or amixture thereof.

[0017] It is also an aim of the present invention to HCV E1 and/or HCVE2 proteins, or any part thereof, according to that aims describedabove, for use as a medicament.

[0018] It is another aim of the present invention to use of HCV E1and/or HCV E2 proteins, or any part thereof, as described above, for thepreparation of a diagnostic kit, or for the manufacture of avaccine/medicament against HCV infection.

[0019] It is an aim of the present invention to provide an immunoassayfor detecting HCV antibody in a biological sample, which immunoassaycomprises: (i) providing the HCV envelope protein, or any part thereof,according to any of the claims 1 to 10; (ii) incubating a biologicalsample with said HCV antibody under conditions that allow formation ofHCV antibody-HCV protein complex; and (iii) determining whether said HCVantibody-HCV protein complex is formed.

[0020] It is an aim of the present invention to provide a kit fordetecting HCV antibody in a biological sample, which kit comprises:providing the HCV envelope protein, or any part thereof, as describedabove.

[0021] It is an aim of the present invention to use the CL leader forthe expression of viral envelope proteins in yeast.

[0022] It is an aim of the present invention to provide a vectorsuitable for transformation of a yeast and comprising an expressioncassette comprising a DNA sequence encoding for a viral envelope proteinpreceeded by the CL leader or part thereof, as well as a host organismtransformed with the vector described above.

[0023] It is another aim of the present invention to use of Hansenulapolymorpha for the expression of viral envelope proteins which becomeglycosylated upon expression in this yeast species.

[0024] All the aims of the present invention are considered to have beenmet by the embodiments as set out below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025]FIG. 1. Schematic map of the vector pGEMT-E1sH6RB which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:6.

[0026]FIG. 2. Schematic map of the vector pCHH-Hir which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:9.

[0027]FIG. 3. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT121 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:12.

[0028]FIG. 4. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-CHH-E1-H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:13.

[0029]FIG. 5. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-MFa-E1-H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO: 16.

[0030]FIG. 6. Schematic map of the vector pUC18-FMD-MFa-E1-H6 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO: 17.

[0031]FIG. 7. Schematic map of the vector pUC18-FMD-CL-E1-H6 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:20.

[0032]FIG. 8. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-CL-E1-H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:21.

[0033]FIG. 9. Schematic map of the vector pSP72E2H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:22.

[0034]FIG. 10. Schematic map of the vector pMPT121 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:23.

[0035]FIG. 11. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-MFa-E2-H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:24.

[0036]FIG. 12. Schematic map of the vector pMPT-MFa-E2-H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:25.

[0037]FIG. 13. Schematic map of the vector pMF30 which has the sequenceas defined in SEQ ID NO:28.

[0038]FIG. 14. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-CL-E2-H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:32.

[0039]FIG. 15. Schematic map of the vector pUC18-FMD-CL-E1 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:35.

[0040]FIG. 16. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-CL-E1 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:36.

[0041]FIG. 17. Schematic map of the vector pUC18-FMD-CL-H6-E1-K-H6 whichhas the sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:39.

[0042]FIG. 18. Schematic map of the vector pFPMT-CL-H6-K-E1 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:40.

[0043]FIG. 19. Schematic map of the vector pYIG5 which has the sequenceas defined in SEQ ID NO:41.

[0044]FIG. 20. Schematic map of the vector pYIG5E1H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:42.

[0045]FIG. 21. Schematic map of the vector pSY1 which has the sequenceas defined in SEQ ID NO:43.

[0046]FIG. 22. Schematic map of the vector pSY1aMFE1sH6a which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:44.

[0047]FIG. 23. Schematic map of the vector pBSK-E2sH6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:45.

[0048]FIG. 24. Schematic map of the vector pYIG5HCCL-22aH6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:46.

[0049]FIG. 25. Schematic map of the vector pYYIGSE2H6 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:47.

[0050]FIG. 26. Schematic map of the vector pYIG7 which has the sequenceas defined in SEQ ID NO:48.

[0051]FIG. 27. Schematic map of the vector pYIG7E1 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:49.

[0052]FIG. 28. Schematic map of the vector pSY1YIG7E1 which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:50.

[0053]FIG. 29. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaA which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:51.

[0054]FIG. 30. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaD′ which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:52.

[0055]FIG. 31. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaE′ which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:53.

[0056]FIG. 32. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaD′E1sH6 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:58.

[0057]FIG. 33. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaE′E1sH6 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:59.

[0058]FIG. 34. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaD′E2sH6 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:60.

[0059]FIG. 35. Schematic map of the vector pPICZalphaE′E2sH6 which hasthe sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:61.

[0060]FIG. 36. Schematic map of the vector pUC18MFa which has thesequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:62.

[0061]FIG. 37. Elution profile of size exclusion chromatography ofIMAC-purified E2-H6 protein expressed from the MFα-E2-H6-expressingHansenula polymorpha (see Example 15). The X-axis indicates the elutionvolume (in mL). The vertical lines through the elution profile indicatethe fractions collected. “P1”=pooled fractions 4 to 9, “P2”=pooledfractions 30 to 35, and “P3”=pooled fractions 37 to 44. The Y-axisindicates absorbance given in mAU (milli absorbance units). The X-axisindicates the elution volume in mL.

[0062]FIG. 38. The different pools and fractions collected after sizeexclusion chromatography (see FIG. 37) were analyzed by non-reducingSDS-PAGE followed by silver staining of the polyacrylamide gel. Theanalyzed pools (“P1”, “P2”, and “P3”) and fractions (16 to 26) areindicated on top of the picture of the silver-stained gel. At the left(lane “M”) are indicated the sizes of the molecular mass markers.

[0063]FIG. 39. Fractions 17 to 23 of the size exclusion chromatographicstep as shown in FIG. 37 were pooled and alkylated. Thereafter, theprotein material was subjected to Endo H treatment for deglycosylation.Untreated material and Endo H-treated material were separated on anSDS-PAGE gel and blotted to a PVDF membrane. The blot was stained withamido black.

[0064] Lane 1: Alkylated E2-H6 before Endo H-treatment

[0065] Lane 2: Alkylated E2-H6 after Endo H-treatment.

[0066]FIG. 40. Western-blot analysis of cell lysates of E1 expressed inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. The Western-blot was developed using theE1-specific monoclonal antibody IGH 201.

[0067] Lanes 1-4: expression product after 2, 3, 5 or 7 days expression,respectively, in a Saccharomyces clone transformed with pSY1YIG7E1s (SEQID NO:50, FIG. 28) comprising the nucleotide sequence encoding thechicken lysozyme leader peptide joined to E1-H6.

[0068] Lanes 5-7: expression product after 2, 3 or 5 days expression,respectively, in a Saccharomyces clone transformed withpSY1aMFE1sH6aYIG1 (SEQ ID NO:44, FIG. 22) comprising the nucleotidesequence encoding the α-mating factor leader peptide joined to E1-H6.

[0069] Lane 8: molecular weight markers with sizes as indicated.

[0070] Lane 9: purified E1s produced by HCV-recombinant vacciniavirus-infected mammalian cells.

[0071]FIG. 41. Analysis of the immobilized metal ion affinitychromatography (IMAC)-purified E2-H6 protein expressed by and processedfrom CL-E2-H6 to E2-H6 by H. polymorpha (see Example 17). Proteins indifferent wash fractions (lanes 2 to 4) and elution fractions (lanes 5to 7) were analyzed by reducing SDS-PAGE followed by silver staining ofthe gel (A, top picture) or by western blot using using a specificmonoclonal antibody directed against E2 (B, bottom picture). The sizesof the molecular mass markers are indicated at the left.

[0072]FIG. 42. Elution profile of the first IMAC chromatography step ona Ni-IDA column (Chelating Sepharose FF loaded with Ni²⁺, Pharmacia) forthe purification of the sulfonated H6-K-E1 protein produced by H.polymorpha (see Example 18). The column was equilibrated with buffer A(50 mM phosphate, 6 M GuHCl, 1% Empigen BB (v/v), pH 7.2) supplementedwith 20 mM imidazole. After sample application, the column was washedsequentially with buffer A containing 20 mM and 50 mM imidazole,respectively (as indicated on chromatogram). A further washing andelution step of the His-tagged products was performed by the sequentialapplication of buffer B (PBS, 1% empigen BB, pH 7.2) supplemented with50 mM imidazole and 200 mM imidazole respectively (as indicated onchromatogram). Following fractions were pooled: the wash pool 1(fractions 8 to 11, wash with 50 mM imidazole). The eluted material wascollected as separate fractions 63 to 72 or an elution pool (fractions63 to 69) was made. The Y-axis indicates absorbance given in mAU (milliabsorbance units). The X-axis indicates the elution volume in mL

[0073]FIG. 43. Analysis of the IMAC-purified H6-K-E1 protein (see FIG.42) expressed by and processed from CL-H6-K-E1 to H6-K-E1 by H.polymorpha. Proteins in the wash pool 1 (lane 12) and elution fractions63 to 72 (lanes 2 to 11) were analyzed by reducing SDS-PAGE followed bysilver staining of the gel (A, top picture). Proteins present in thesample before IMAC (lane 2), in the flow-through pool (lane 4), in washpool 1 (lane 5) and in the elution pool (lane 6) were analyzed bywestern blot using a specific monoclonal antibody directed against E1(IGH201) (B, bottom picture; no sample was loaded in lane 3). The sizesof the molecular mass markers (lanes M) are indicated at the left.

[0074]FIG. 44. Elution profile of the second IMAC chromatography step ona Ni-IDA column (Chelating Sepharose FF loaded with Ni²⁺, Pharmacia) forthe purification of E1 resulting from the in vitro processing of H6-K-E1(purification: see FIG. 42) with Endo Lys-C. The flow through wascollected in different fractions (1 to 40) that were screened for thepresence of E1s-products. The fractions (7 to 28), containing intact E1processed from H6-K-E1 were pooled. The Y-axis indicates absorbancegiven in mAU (milli absorbance units). The X-axis indicates the elutionvolume in mL

[0075]FIG. 45. Western-blot analysis indicating specific E1s proteinsbands reacting with biotinylated heparin (see also Example 19). E1spreparations purified from HCV-recombinant vaccinia virus-infectedmammalian cell culture or expressed by H. polymorpha were analyzed. Thepanel right from the vertical line shows a Western-blot developed withthe biotinylated eE1 specific monoclonal IGH 200. The panel left fromthe vertical line shows a Western-blot developed with biotinylatedheparin. From these results it is concluded that mainly thelower-glycosylated E1s has high affinity for heparin.

[0076] Lanes M: molecular weight marker (molecular weights indicated atthe left).

[0077] Lanes 1: E1s from mammalian cells and alkylated during isolation.

[0078] Lanes 2: E1s-H6 expressed by H. polymorpha and sulphonated duringisolation.

[0079] Lanes 3: E1s-H6 expressed by H. polymorpha and alkylated duringisolation.

[0080] Lanes 4: same material as loaded in lane 2 but treated withdithiotreitol to convert the sulphonated Cys-thiol groups to Cys-thiol.

[0081]FIG. 46. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) profile of thepurified H. polymorpha-expressed E2-H6 in its sulphonated form,submitted to a run in PBS, 3% betain to force virus-like particleformation by exchange of Empigen BB for betain. The pooled fractionscontaining the VLPs used for further study are indicated by “⇄”. TheY-axis indicates absorbance given in mAU (milli absorbance units). TheX-axis indicates the elution volume in mL. See also Example 20.

[0082]FIG. 47. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) profile of thepurified H. polymorpha-expressed E2-H6 in its alkylated form, submittedto a run in PBS, 3% betain to force virus-like particle formation byexchange of Empigen BB for betain. The pooled fractions containing theVLPs are indicated by “⇄”. The Y-axis indicates absorbance given in mAU(milli absorbance units). The X-axis indicates the elution volume in mL.See also Example 20.

[0083]FIG. 48. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) profile of thepurified H. polymorpha-expressed E1 in its sulphonated form, submittedto a run in PBS, 3% betain to force virus-like particle formation byexchange of Empigen BB for betain. The pooled fractions containing theVLPs are indicated by “⇄”. The Y-axis indicates absorbance given in mAU(milli absorbance units). The X-axis indicates the elution volume in mL.See also Example 20.

[0084]FIG. 49. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) profile of thepurified H. polymorpha-expressed E1 in its alkylated form, submitted toa run in PBS, 3% betain to force virus-like particle formation byexchange of Empigen BB for betain. The pooled fractions containing theVLPs are indicated by “⇄”. The Y-axis indicates absorbance given in mAU(milli absorbance units). The X-axis indicates the elution volume in mL.See also Example 20.

[0085]FIG. 50. SDS-PAGE (under reducing conditions) and western blotanalysis of VLPs as isolated after size exclusion chromatography (SEC)as described in FIGS. 48 and 49. Left panel: silver-stained SDS-PAGEgel. Right panel: western blot using a specific monoclonal antibodydirected against E1 (IGH201). Lanes 1: molecular weight markers(molecular weights indicated at the left); lanes 2: pool of VLPscontaining sulphonated E1 (cfr. FIG. 48); lanes 3: pool of VLPscontaining alkylated E1 (cfr. FIG. 49). See also Example 20.

[0086]FIG. 51. E1 produced in mammalian cells (“M”) orHansenula-produced E1 (“H”) were coated on a ELISA solid support todetermine the end point titer of antibodies present in sera aftervaccination of mice with E1 produced in mammalian cells (top panel), orafter vaccination of mice with Hansenula-produced E1 (bottom panel). Thehorizontal bar represents the mean antibody titer. The end-point titers(fold-dilution) are indicated on the Y-axis. See also Example 22.

[0087]FIG. 52. Hansenula-produced E1 was alkylated (“A”) or sulphonated(“S”) and coated on a ELISA solid support to determine the end pointtiter of antibodies present in sera after vaccination of mice withHansenula-produced E1 that was alkylated (top panel), or aftervaccination of mice with Hansenula-produced E1 that was sulphonated(bottom panel). The horizontal bar represents the mean antibody titer.The end-point titers (fold-dilution) are indicated on the Y-axis. Seealso Example 23.

[0088]FIG. 53. HCV E1 produced by HCV-recombinant vacciniavirus-infected mammalian cells and HCV E1 produced by H. polymorpha werecoated directly to ELISA plates. End point titers of antibodies weredeteremined in sera of chimpanzees vaccinated with E1 produced bymammalian cells (top panel) and of murine monoclonal antibodies raisedagainst E1 produced by mammalian cells (bottom panel). Chimpanzees Yoranand Marti were prophylactically vaccinated. Chimpanzees Ton, Phil,Marcel, Peggy and Femma were therapeutically vaccinated. Black filledbars: ELISA plate coated with E1 produced by mammalian cells. Open bars:ELISA plate coated with E1 produced by Hansenula. The end-point titers(fold-dilution) are indicated on the Y-axis. See also Example 24.

[0089]FIG. 54. Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate gelelectrophoresis ofoligosaccharides released from E1 produced by recombinant vacciniavirus-infected mammalian cells and from E1-H6 protein produced byHansenula.

[0090] Lane 1: Glucose ladder standard with indication at the left ofthe number of monosaccharides (3 to 10, indicated by G3 to G10).

[0091] Lane 2: 25 μg N-linked oligosaccharides released from (alkylated)E1 produced by mammalian cells.

[0092] Lane 3: 25 μg N-linked oligosaccharides released from (alkylated)E1-H6 produced by Hansenula.

[0093] Lane 4: 100 pmoles maltotetraose. See also Example 25.

DEFINITIONS

[0094] The following definitions serve to illustrate the different termsand expressions used in the present invention.

[0095] The present invention relates to HCV envelope proteins that havea native-like glycosylation pattern, while being expressed in yeast.

[0096] The term “HCV envelope proteins” relates to a polypeptide or ananalogue thereof (e.g. mimotopes) comprising an amino acid sequence(and/or amino acid analogues) defining at least one HCV epitope ofeither the E1 or the E2 region, in addition to a glycosylation site.These envelope proteins may be both monomeric, hetero-oligomeric orhomo-oligomeric forms of recombinantly expressed envelope proteins.Typically, the sequences defining the epitope correspond to the aminoacid sequences of either the E1 or the E2 region of HCV (eitheridentically or via substitutions of analogues of the native amino acidresidue that do not destroy the epitope).

[0097] It will be understood that the HCV epitope may co-locate with theglycosylation site.

[0098] In general, the epitope-defining sequence will be 3 or 4 aminoacids in length, more typically, 5, 6, or 7 amino acids in length, moretypically 8 or 9 amino acids in length, and even more typically 10 ormore amino acids in length. With respect to conformational epitopes, thelength of the epitope-defining sequence can be subject to widevariations, since it is believed that these epitopes are formed by thethree-dimensional shape of the antigen (e.g. folding). Thus, the aminoacids defining the epitope can be relatively few in number, but widelydispersed along the length of the molecule being brought into thecorrect epitope conformation via folding. The portions of the antigenbetween the residues defining the epitope may not be critical to theconformational structure of the epitope. For example, deletion orsubstitution of these intervening sequences may not affect theconformational epitope provided sequences critical to epitopeconformation are maintained (e.g. cysteines involved in disulfidebonding, glycosylation sites, etc.). A conformational epitope may alsobe formed by 2 or more essential regions of subunits of a homo-oligomeror hetero-oligomer. As used herein, an epitope of a designatedpolypeptide denotes epitopes with the same amino acid sequence as theepitope in the designated polypeptide, and immunologic equivalentsthereof. Such equivalents also include strain, subtype (=genotype), ortype(group)-specific variants, e.g. of the currently known sequences orstrains belonging to genotypes 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d,2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f,4g, 4h, 4i, 4j, 4k, 41, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7a, 7b, 7c, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b,10a, or any other newly defined HCV (sub)type. It is to be understoodthat the amino acids constituting the epitope need not be part of alinear sequence, but may be interspersed by any number of amino acids,thus forming a conformational epitope.

[0099] The HCV antigens of the present invention comprise conformationalepitopes from the E1 and/or E2 (envelope) domains of HCV. The E1 domain,which is believed to correspond to the viral envelope protein, iscurrently estimated to span amino acids 192-383 of the HCV polyprotein(Hijikata et al., 1991). Upon expression in a mammalian system(glycosylated), it is believed to have an approximate molecular weightof 35 kDa as determined via SDS-PAGE. The E2 protein, previously calledNS1, is believed to span amino acids 384-809 or 384-746 (Grakoui et al.,1993) of the HCV polyprotein and also to be an envelope protein. Uponexpression in a vaccinia system (glycosylated), it is believed to havean apparent gel molecular weight of about 72 kDa. It is understood thatthese protein endpoints are approximations (e.g. the carboxy terminalend of E2 could lie somewhere in the 730-820 amino acid region, e.g.ending at amino acid 730, 735, 740, 742, 744, 745, preferably 746, 747,748, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 809, 810, 820). The E2 protein mayalso be expressed together with the E1, and/or core (aa 1-191), and/orP7 (aa 747-809), and/or NS2 (aa 810-1026), and/or NS3 (aa 1027-1657),and/or NS4A (aa 1658-1711) and/or NS4B (aa 1712-1972) and/or NS5A (aa1973-2420), and/or NS5B (aa 2421-3011). Likewise, the E1 protein mayalso be expressed together with the E2, and/or core (aa 1-191), and/orP7 (aa 747-809), and/or NS2 (aa 810-1026), and/or NS3 (aa 1027-1657),and/or NS4A (aa 1658-1711) and/or NS4B (aa 1712-1972), and/or NS5A (aa1973-2420), and/or NS5B (aa 2421-3011). Expression together with theseother HCV proteins may be important for obtaining the correct proteinfolding.

[0100] The term ‘E1’ as used herein also includes analogs and truncatedforms that are immunologically cross-reactive with natural E1, andincludes E1 proteins of genotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or anyother newly identified HCV type or subtype. The term ‘E2’ as used hereinalso includes analogs and truncated forms that are immunologicallycross-reactive with natural E2, and includes E2 proteins of genotypes 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or any other newly identified HCV type orsubtype. For example, insertions of multiple codons between codon 383and 384, as well as deletions of amino acids 384-387 have been reportedby Kato et al. (1992). It is thus also understood that the isolates usedin the examples section of the present invention were not intended tolimit the scope of the invention and that any HCV isolate from type 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or any other new genotype of HCV is asuitable source of E1 and/or E2 sequence for the practice of the presentinvention. Similarly, as described above, the HCV proteins that areco-expressed with the HCV envelope proteins of the present invention,can be derived from any HCV type, thus also from the same type as theHCV envelope proteins of the present invention.

[0101] ‘E1/E2’ as used herein refers to an oligomeric form of envelopeproteins containing at least one E1 component and at least one E2component.

[0102] The term ‘specific oligomeric’ E1 and/or E2 and/or E1/E2 envelopeproteins refers to all possible oligomeric forms of recombinantlyexpressed E1 and/or E2 envelope proteins which are not aggregates. E1and/or E2 specific oligomeric envelope proteins are also referred to ashomo-oligomeric E1 or E2 envelope proteins (see below). The term ‘singleor specific oligomeric’ E1 and/or E2 and/or E1/E2 envelope proteinsrefers to single monomeric E1 or E2 proteins (single in the strict senseof the word) as well as specific oligomeric E1 and/or E2 and/or E1/E2recombinantly expressed proteins. These single or specific oligomericenvelope proteins according to the present invention can be furtherdefined by the following formula (E1)_(x)(E2)_(y) wherein x can be anumber between 0 and 100, and y can be a number between 0 and 100,provided that x and y are not both 0. With x=1 and y=1 said envelopeproteins include monomeric E1.

[0103] The term ‘homo-oligomer’ as used herein refers to a complex of E1or E2 containing more than one E1 or E2 monomer, e.g. E1/E1 dimers,E1/E1/E1 trimers or E1/E1/E1/E1 tetramers and E2/E2 dimers, E2/E2/E2trimers or E2/E2/E2/E2 tetramers, E1 pentamers and hexamers, E2pentamers and hexamers or any higher-order homo-oligomers of E1 or E2are all ‘homo-oligomers’ within the scope of this definition. Theoligomers may contain one, two, or several different monomers of E1 orE2 obtained from different types or subtypes of hepatitis C virusincluding for example those described in an international applicationpublished under WO 94/25601 and European application No. 94870166.9 bothby the present applicants. Such mixed oligomers are still homo-oligomerswithin the scope of this invention, and may allow more universaldiagnosis, prophylaxis or treatment of HCV.

[0104] The E1 and E2 antigens used in the present invention may befull-length viral proteins, substantially full-length versions thereof,or functional fragments thereof (e.g. fragments comprising at least oneepitope and/or glycosylation site). Furthermore, the HCV antigens of thepresent invention can also include other sequences that do not block orprevent the formation of the conformational epitope of interest. Thepresence or absence of a conformational epitope can be readilydetermined through screening the antigen of interest with an antibody(polyclonal serum or monoclonal to the conformational epitope) andcomparing its reactivity to that of a denatured version of the antigenwhich retains only linear epitopes (if any). In such screening usingpolyclonal antibodies, it may be advantageous to adsorb the polyclonalserum first with the denatured antigen and see if it retains antibodiesto the antigen of interest.

[0105] The term ‘protein’ refers to a polymer of amino acids and doesnot refer to a specific length of the product; thus, peptides,oligopeptides, and polypeptides are included within the definition ofprotein. This term also does not refer to or exclude post-expressionmodifications of the protein, for example, glycosylations, acetylations,phosphorylations and the like. Included within the definition are, forexample, polypeptides containing one or more analogues of an amino acid(including, for example, unnatural amino acids, PNA, etc.), polypeptideswith substituted linkages, as well as other modifications known in theart, both naturally occurring and non-naturally occurring.

[0106] The proteins of the present invention are glycosylated.Glycosylated proteins intend proteins that contain one or morecarbohydrate groups, in particular sugar groups. In general, alleukaryotic cells are able to glycosylate proteins. After alignment ofthe different envelope protein sequences of HCV genotypes, it may beinferred that not all 6 glycosylation sites on the HCV E1 protein arerequired for proper folding and reactivity. For instance, HCV subtype 1bE1 protein contains 6 glycosylation sites, but some of theseglycosylation sites are absent in certain other (sub)types. The fourthcarbohydrate motif (on Asn250), present in types 1b, 6a, 7, 8, and 9, isabsent in all other types know today. This sugar-addition motif may bemutated to yield a type 1b E1 protein with improved reactivity. Also,the type 2b sequences show an extra glycosylation site in the V5 region(on Asn299). The isolate S83, belonging to genotype 2c, even lacks thefirst carbohydrate motif in the VI region (on Asn), while it is presenton all other isolates (Stuyver et al., 1994) However, even among thecompletely conserved sugar-addition motifs, the presence of thecarbohydrate may not be required for folding, but may have a role inevasion of immune surveillance. Thus, the identification of the role ofglycosylation can be further tested by mutagenesis of the glycosylationmotifs. Mutagenesis of a glycosylation motif (NXS or NXT sequences) canbe achieved by either mutating the codons for N, S, or T, in such a waythat these codons encode amino acids different from N in the case of N,and/or amino acids different from S or T in the case of S and in thecase of T. Alternatively, the X position may be mutated into P, since itis known that NPS or NPT are not frequently modified with carbohydrates.After establishing which carbohydrate-addition motifs are required forfolding and/or reactivity and which are not, combinations of suchmutations may be made. Such experiments have been described extensivelyin WO 96/04385 (Example 8), which is included herein specifically byreference.

[0107] The term glycosylation as used in the present invention refers toN-glycsoylation unless otherwise specified.

[0108] In particular, the present invention relates to HCV envelopeproteins, or parts thereof that are core-glycosylated. In this respect,the term “core-glycosylation” refers to a structure “similar” to thestructure as described by Herscovics and Orlean (1993) in FIG. 3 (boxedstructure). Thus, the carbohydrate structure referred to contains 10mono-saccharides. Notably, said disclosure is herein incorporated byreference. The term “similar” intends that not more than about 5additional mono-saccharides have been added to the structure or that notmore than about 3 mono-saccharides have been removed from the structure.Consequently, a carbohydrate structure consists most preferentially of10 mono-saccharides, but minimally of 7, and more preferentially of 8 or9 mono-sacchariden, and maximally of 15 mono-saccharides, and morepreferentially of 14, 13, 12, or 11 mono-saccharides. Themono-saccharides connoted are preferentially glucose, mannose orN-acetyl glucosamine.

[0109] The term “signal sequence” intends an amino acid sequence thattargets a protein to the rough ER and is in this way a prerequisite forN-glycosylation. The signal sequence is cleaved off on the luminal sideof this ER by host specific proteases referred to as signal peptidases.The signal sequence of this invention is correctly removed from HCVenvelope proteins by a yeast signal peptidase. The preferrred signalsequence is the signal sequence of lysozyme C (CL-leader;1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramidase C, EC 3.2.1.17), which has the amino acidsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1.

[0110] It is understood that the amino acids of this sequence may beexchanged for others without affecting the functionality, i.e.functional equivalent, which targets HCV envelope proteins to the roughER, as evidenced by the presence of N-glycosylation of these HCVenvelope proteins and the signal sequence being correctly cleaved off.

[0111] The present invention relates to “correctly processed” HCVenvelope proteins, when expressed in yeast. The term “correctlyprocessed” connotes that at least about 40%, but more preferentiallyabout 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99%of the glycoproteins of the present invention is cleaved at exactly theintended site, i.e. that the complete signal sequence is removed, butonly the signal sequence. Alternatively, if a substantial part theproteins expressed in yeast is not “correctly processed”, theglycosylated envelope proteins of the present invention may still bepurified provided sufficiently discriminating biochemicalcharacteristics between the different expression products exist.

[0112] In particular, the present invention relates to a method forpurifying core glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins,or any part thereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine asdescribed above, in which the HCV envelope gene, or any part thereof,contains a CL-leader or a functional equivalent thereof.

[0113] In particular, the present invention relates to the use of the CLleader, or a functionally equivalent thereof, for the expression ofviral envelope proteins in yeast

[0114] In particular, the present invention relates to a vector suitablefor transformation of a yeast and comprising an expression cassettecomprising a DNA sequence encoding for a viral envelope proteinpreceeded by the CL leader, or a functionally equivalent thereof.

[0115] In particular, the present invention relates to a host organismtransformed with the vector as described above.

[0116] Expression of the HCV envelope proteins of the present inventionmay be achieved by a number of methods. For example, one may express theHCV envelope proteins of the present invention in lower eukaryotes (suchas yeast). Other host organisms include higher eukaryotes, such asmammalian cells.

[0117] One may use any of a variety of vectors to obtain expression in ahost organism. Host organsims, such as lower eukaryotes, in particularyeast, are typically transformed with vectors which may replicate withinthe host cell independently, or may integrate into the host cell genome.These vectors usually contain selection markers such as URA3, LEU2,ADE2, HIS4, TRP1, ALG7 or resistance genes such as G418 or any otherantibiotic. The vector also contains an ‘expression cassette’ whichcomprises a promoter, a leader sequence, a coding sequence of interestand a transcription termination sequence. Preferentially, the vectorsdescribed in Example 1 are used. Procedures to transform yeast usuallyvary with the yeast species but are well known in the art and includeelectroporation, spheroplast transformation and lithium acetate or otheralkali cation transformations.

[0118] It is preferred in the present invention to obtainintracellularly expressed HCV envelope proteins, or the parts thereof,upon lysing the transformed host cell. Lysis of the transformed hostcells can be accomplished by a variety of techniques known in the art.Preferentially, the transformed host cells are subjected to afreeze-thaw cycle followed by resuspension in a solution containing achaotropic agent, such as, for example, in 6M Gu.HCl, pH 7.4 in 50 mMphosphate.

[0119] The terms “expressed” and “recombinantly expressed” are usedinterchangeably herein. The terms “expressed” and “recombinantlyexpressed” used within the context of the present invention refers tothe fact that the proteins of the present invention are produced byrecombinant expression methods in lower eukaryotes. Expressiontechniques are well known in the art, such as for example described inSambrook et al (1989). The term ‘lower eukaryote’ refers to host cellssuch as yeast, fungi and the like. Lower eukaryotes are generally (butnot necessarily) unicellular. Preferred lower eukaryotes are yeasts,particularly species within Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces,Kluyveromyces, Pichia (e.g. Pichia pastoris), Hansenula (e.g. Hansenulapolymorpha), Yarowia, Schwaniomyces, Schizosaccharomyces,Zvgosaccharomyces and the like. The present invention contemplates inparticular Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Hansenula as convenient yeasthosts. Preferentially, yeast glycosylation minus strains, and even morepreferentially Saccharomyces glycosylation minus strains are used in thepresent invention. Glycosylation minus strains are defined as strainscarrying a mutation, in which the nature of the mutation is notnecessarily known, but that result in a glycosylation of glycoproteinscomparable to the glycosylation in Hansenula. In particular, it iscontemplated that glycosylation minus strains carry a mutation, thatresult in a significant shift in mobility on PAGE of the invertaseprotein. Invertase is a protein which is normally present inSaccharomyces in a hyperglycosylated form only (Ballou et al 1991).Glycosylation minus strains include mnn2, and/or OCH1 and/or mnn9deficient strains.

[0120] The term ‘higher eukaryote’ refers to host cells derived fromhigher animals, such as mammals, reptiles, insects, and the like.Presently preferred higher eukaryote host cells are derived from Chinesehamster (e.g. CHO), monkey (e.g. COS and Vero cells), baby hamsterkidney (BHK), pig kidney (PK15), rabbit kidney 13 cells (RK13), thehuman osteosarcoma cell line 143 B, the human cell line HeLa and humanhepatoma cell lines like Hep G2, and insect cell lines (e.g. Spodopterafrugiperda). The host cells may be provided in suspension or flaskcultures, tissue cultures, organ cultures and the like. Alternativelythe host cells may also be transgenic animals.

[0121] In particular, the present invention relates to the use ofHansenula for HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein expression, or any partthereof, characterised in that said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 proteins, orsaid parts thereof, are core-glycosylated.

[0122] In particular, the present invention relates to the use ofHansenula polymorpha for the expression of viral envelope proteins whichbecome core-glycosylated upon expression in this yeast species.

[0123] In particular, the present invention relates to the use ofSaccharomyces glycosylation minus strains for HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein expression, or any part thereof, characterised in that said HCVE1 and/or HCV E2 proteins, or said parts thereof, are core-glycosylated.

[0124] The term ‘purified’ as applied to proteins herein refers to acomposition wherein the desired protein comprises at least 35% of thetotal protein component in the composition. The desired proteinpreferably comprises at least 40%, more preferably at least about 50%,more preferably at least about 60%, still more preferably at least about70%, even more preferably at least about 80%, even more preferably atleast about 90%, and most preferably at least about 95% of the totalprotein component. The composition may contain other compounds such ascarbohydrates, salts, lipids, solvents, and the like, withouth affectingthe determination of the percentage purity as used herein. An ‘isolated’HCV protein intends an HCV protein composition that is at least 35%pure.

[0125] The term ‘essentially purified proteins’ refers to proteinspurified such that they can be used for in vitro diagnostic methods andas a therapeutic compound. These proteins are substantially free fromcellular proteins, vector-derived proteins or other HCV viralcomponents. Usually these proteins are purified to homogeneity (at least80% pure, preferably, 90%, more preferably 95%, more preferably 97%,more preferably 98%, more preferably 99%, even more preferably 99.5%,and most preferably the contaminating proteins should be undetectable byconventional methods like SDS-PAGE and silver staining.

[0126] If present, the cysteine residues of the HCV envelope proteins orthe parts thereof, of the present invention are protected during thepurification procedure. This protection can be via irreversible or viareversible protection. For purification, specific reference is made tothe purification protocols as employed and described extensively in WO99/67285 and WO96/04385, which are herein incorporated specifically byreference.

[0127] The invention connotes that HCV envelope proteins as describedherein, wherein at least one cysteine residue, but preferably 2 or moreof the HCV envelope protein as described above can be irreversiblyprotected by chemical or enzymatic means. In particular, irreversibleprotection by chemical means refers to alkylation, preferably alkylationof the HCV envelope proteins by means of alkylating agents, such as, forexample, active halogens, ethylenimine orN-(iodoethyl)trifluoro-acetamide. In this respect, it is to beunderstood that alkylation of cysteines refers to cysteines on which thehydrogen on the sulphur atom is replaced by (CH₂)_(n)R, in which n is 0,1, 2, 3 or 4 and R═H, COOH, NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl, or any derivativethereof. Alkylation can be performed by any method known in the art,such as, for example, active halogens X(CH₂)_(n)R in which X is ahalogen such as I, Br, Cl or F. Examples of active halogens aremethyliodide, iodoacetic acid, iodoacetamide, and 2-bromoethylamine.Other methods of alkylation include the use of NEM (N-ethylmaleimide) orBiotin-NEM, a mixture thereof, or ethylenimine orN-(iodoethyl)trifluoroacetamide both resulting in substitution of —H by—CH₂—CH₂—NH₂ (Hermanson, 1996). The term “alkylating agents” as usedherein refers to compounds which are able to perform alkylation asdescribed herein. Such alkylations finally result in a modifiedcysteine, which can mimic other aminoacids. Alkylation by anethylenimine results in a structure resembling lysine, in such a waythat new cleavage sites for trypsine are introduced (Hermanson 1996).Similarly, the usage of methyliodide results in an amino acid resemblingmethionine, while the usage of iodoacetate and iodoacetamide results inamino acids resembling glutamic acid and glutamine, respectively. Inanalogy, these amino acids are preferably used in direct mutation ofcysteine. Therefore, the present invention pertains to HCV envelopeproteins as described herein, wherein at least one cysteine residue ofthe HCV envelope protein as described herein is mutated to a naturalamino acid, preferentially to methionine, glutamic acid, glutamine orlysine. The term “mutated” refers to site-directed mutagenesis ofnucleic acids encoding these amino acids, ie to the well kown methods inthe art, such as, for example, site-directed mutagenesis by means of PCRor via oligonucleotide-mediated mutagenesis as described in Sambrook etal. (1989). It should be understood that for the examples section of thepresent invention, alkylation refers to the use of iodo-acetamide as analkylating agent unless otherwise specified.

[0128] It is further understood that in the pruification procedure, thecysteine residues of the HCV proteins or the parts thereof of thepresent invention can reversibly protected. The purpose of reversiblyprotection is to stabilise the HCV protein. Especially, after reversiblyprotection the sulfur-containing functional group (eg thiols anddisulfides) is retained in a non-reactive condition. Thesulfur-containing functional group is thus unable to react with othercompounds, e.g. no tendency of forming or exchanging disulfide bonds,such as, for example R₁-SH + R₂-SH -x-> R₁-S-S-R₂; R₁-S-S-R₂ + R₃-SH-x-> R₁-S-S-R₃ + R₂-SH; R₁-S-S-R₂ + R₃-S-S-R₄ -x-> R₁-S-S-R₃ +R₂-S-S-R₄.

[0129] The described reactions between thiols and/or disulphide residuesare not limited to intermolecular processes, but may also occurintramolecularly.

[0130] The term “reversibly protecting” as used herein contemplatescovalently binding of modification agents to the cysteine residue, aswell as manipulating the environment of the HCV protein such, that theredox state of the thiol-groups remains unaffected throughout subsequentsteps of the purification procedure (shielding).

[0131] Reversible protection of the cysteine residues can be carried outchemically or enzymatically.

[0132] The term “reversible protection by enzymatical means” as usedherein contemplates reversible protection mediated by enzymes, such asfor example acyl-transferases, e.g. acyl-transferases that are involvedin catalysing thio-esterification, such as palmitoyl acyltransferase(see below and Das et al., 1997).

[0133] The term “reversible protection by chemical means” as used hereincontemplates reversible protection:

[0134] (1) by modification agents that reversibly modify cysteinyls suchas for example by sulphonation and thio-esterification;

[0135] Sulphonation is a reaction where thiol or cysteines involved indisulfide bridges are modified to S-sulfonate: RSH→RS—SO₃ ⁻ (AndréDarbre ) or RS—SR→2 RS—SO₃ ⁻ (sulfitolysis; Kumar et al, 1986). Reagentsfor sulfonation are e.g. Na₂SO₃, or sodium tetrathionate. The latterreagents for sulfonation are used in a concentration of 10-200 mM, andmore preferentially in a concentration of 50-200 mM. Optionallysulfonation can be performed in the presence of a catalysator such as,for example Cu²⁺ (100 μM-1 mM) or cysteine (1-10 mM).

[0136] The reaction can be performed under protein denaturing as well asnative conditions (Kumar et al., 1985; Kumar et al., 1986).

[0137] Thioester bond formation, or thio-esterification is characterisedby:

RSH+R′COX→RS—COR′

[0138] in which X is preferentially a halogenide in the compound R′CO—X.

[0139] (2) by modification agents that reversibly modify the cysteinylsof the present invention such as, for example, by heavy metals, inparticular Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ (Matts et al, 1991), mono-, dithio- and disulfide-compounds (e.g. aryl- and alkylmethanethiosulfonate, dithiopyridine,dithiomorpholine, dihydrolipoamide, Ellmann reagent, aldrothiol™(Aldrich) (Rein et al, 1996), dithiocarbamates), or thiolation agents(e.g. gluthathion, N-Acetyl cysteine, cysteineamine). Dithiocarbamatecomprise a broad class of molecules possessing an R₁R₂NC(S)SR₃functional group, which gives them the ability to react with sulphydrylgroups. Thiol containing compounds are preferentially used in aconcentration of 0.1-50 mM, more preferentially in a concentration of1-50 mM, and even more preferentially in a concentration of 10-50 mM;

[0140] (3) by the presence of modification agents that preserve thethiol status (stabilise), in particular antioxidantia, such as forexample DTT, dihydroascorbate, vitamin s and derivates, mannitol, aminoacids, peptides and derivates (e.g. histidine, ergothioneine, carnosine,methionine), gallates, hydroxyanisole, hydoxytoluene, hydroquinon,hydroxymethylphenol and their derivates in concentration range of 10μM-10 mM, more preferentially in a concentration of 1-10 mM;

[0141] (4) by thiol stabilising conditions such as, for example, (i)cofactors as metal ions (Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺), ATP, (ii) pH control(e.g. forproteins in most cases pH ˜5 or pH is preferentially thiol pK_(a)−2;e.g. for peptides purified by Reverse Phase Chromatography at pH ˜2).

[0142] Combinations of reversible protection as described in (1), (2),(3) and (4) may result in similarly pure and refolded HCV proteins. Ineffect, combination compounds can be used, such as, for example Z103 (Zncamosine), preferentially in a concentration of 1-10 mM. It should beclear that reversible protection also refers to, besides themodification groups or shielding described above, any cysteinylprotection method which may be reversed enzymatically or chemically,without disrupting the peptide backbone. In this respect, the presentinvention specifically refers to peptides prepared by classical chemicalsynthesis (see above), in which, for example, thioester bounds arecleaved by thioesterase, basic buffer conditions (Beekman et al., 1997)or by hydroxylamine treatment (Vingerhoeds et al, 1996).

[0143] Thiol containing HCV proteins can be purified, for example, onaffinity chromatography resins which contain (1) a cleavable connectorarm containing a disulfide bond (e.g. immobilised 5,5′dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (Jayabaskaran et al., 1987) and covalentchromatography on activated thiol-Sepharose 4B (Pharmacia)) or (2) aaminohexanoyl-4-aminophenylarsine as immobilised ligand. The latteraffinity matrix has been used for the purification of proteins, whichare subject to redox regulation and dithiol proteins that are targetsfor oxidative stress (Kalef et al., 1993).

[0144] Reversible protection may also be used to increase thesolubilisation and extraction of peptides (Pomroy & Deber, 1998)

[0145] The reversible protection and thiol stabilizing compounds may bepresented under a monomeric, polymeric or liposomic form.

[0146] The removal of the reversibly protection state of the cysteineresidues can chemically or enzymatically accomplished by e.g.:

[0147] a reductant, in particular DTT, DTE, 2-mercaptoethanol,dithionite, SnCl₂, sodium borohydride, hydroxylamine, TCEP, inparticular in a concentration of 1-200 mM, more preferentially in aconcentration of 50-200 mM;

[0148] removal of the thiol stabilising conditions or agents by e.g. pHincrease;

[0149] enzymes, in particular thioesterases, glutaredoxine,thioredoxine, in particular in a concentration of 0.01-5 μM, even moreparticular in a concentration range of 0.1-5 μM.;

[0150] combinations of the above described chemical and/or enzymaticalconditions.

[0151] The removal of the reversibly protection state of the cysteineresidues can be carried out in vitro or in vivo, e.g. in a cell or in anindividual.

[0152] It will be appreciated that in the purification procedure, thecysteine residues may or may not be irreversibly blocked, or replaced byany reversible modification agent, as listed above.

[0153] A reductant according to the present invention is any agent whichachieves reduction of the sulfur in cysteine residues, e.g. “S—S”disulfide bridges, desulphonation of the cysteine residue (RS—SO₃⁻->RSH). An antioxidant is any reagent which preserves the thiol statusor minimises “S—S” formation and/or exchanges. Reduction of the “S—S”disulfide bridges is a chemical reaction whereby the disulfides arereduced to thiol (—SH). The disulfide bridge breaking agents and methodsdisclosed in WO 96/04385 are hereby incorporated by reference in thepresent description. “S—S” Reduction can be obtained by (1) enzymaticcascade pathways or by (2) reducing compounds. Enzymes like thioredoxin,glutaredoxin are known to be involved in the in vivo reduction ofdisulfides and have also been shown to be effective in reducing “S—S”bridges in vitro. Disulfide bonds are rapidly cleaved by reducedthioredoxin at pH 7.0, with an apparent second order rate that is around10⁴ times larger than the corresponding rate constant for the reactionwith DTT. The reduction kinetic can be dramatically increased bypreincubation the protein solution with 1 mM DTT or dihydrolipoamide(Holmgren, 1979).

[0154] Thiol compounds able to reduce protein disulfide bridges are forinstance Dithiothreitol (DTT), Dithioerythritol (DTE),β-mercaptoethanol, thiocarbamates, bis(2-mercaptoethyl) sulfone andN,N′-bis(mercaptoacetyl)hydrazine, and sodium-dithionite.

[0155] Reducing agents without thiol groups like ascorbate or stannouschloride (SnCl₂), which have been shown to be very useful in thereduction of disulfide bridges in monoclonal antibodies (Thakur et al.,1991), may also be used for the reduction of HCV proteins. In addition,changes in pH values may influence the redox status of HCV proteins.Sodium borohydride treatment has been shown to be effective for thereduction of disulfide bridges in peptides (Gailit, 1993). Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP) is able to reduce disulfides at low pH(Bums et al., 1991). Selenol catalyses the reduction of disulfide tothiols when DTT or sodium borohydride is used as reductant.Selenocysteamine, a commercially available diselenide, was used asprecursor of the catalyst (Singh and Kats, 1995).

[0156] It is stressed again that the whole content, including alldefinitions of the documents cited above, are incorporated by referencein the present application. Hence, the above mentioned methods andcompounds to modify the redox status of HCV proteins are allcontemplated in the present invention.

[0157] Heparin is known to bind to several viruses and consequentlybinding to the HCV envelope has already been suggested (Garson et al.,1999). In this respect, in order to analyze potential binding of HCVenvelope proteins to heparin, heparin can be biotinylated andsubsequently the interaction of heparin with HCV envelope proteins canbe analyzed, e.g. on microtiterplates coated with HCV envelope proteins.In this way different expression systems can be scrutinized. Forexample, a strong binding is observed with part of the HCV E1 expressedin Hansenula, while binding with HCV E1 from mammalian cell culture isabsent. In this respect, the term “heparin affinity chromatography”relates to an immobilized heparin, which is able to specifically bind toHCV envelope proteins. Proteins of the high-mannose type bindagglutinins such as Lens culinaris, Galanthus nivalis, Narcissuspseudonarcissus Pisum sativum or Allium ursinum. Moreover,N-acetylglucosamine can be bound by lectins, such as WGA (wheat germagglutinin) and its equivalents. Therefore, one may employ lectins boundto a solid phase to separate the HCV envelope proteins of the presentinvention from cell culture supernatants, cell lysates and other fluids,e.g. for purification during the production of antigens for vaccine orimmunoassay use (Lectin-chromatography).

[0158] In particular, the present invention relates to a method forpurifying core glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins,or any part thereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine,which method comprising:

[0159] growing Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minus strainstransformed with an envelope gene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein, or any part thereof, in a suitable culture medium;

[0160] causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 gene, or any partthereof; and,

[0161] purifying said core-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, orany part thereof, from said cell culture.

[0162] The invention further pertains to a method for purifyingcore-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins, or any partthereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine, which methodcomprising:

[0163] growing Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minus strainstransformed with an envelope gene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein, or any part thereof, in a suitable culture medium;

[0164] causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 gene, or any partthereof; and

[0165] purifying said intracellularly expressed core-glycosylated HCV E1and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, upon lysing the transformedhost cell.

[0166] The invention further pertains to a method for purifyingcore-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins, or any partthereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine, which methodcomprising:

[0167] -i- growing Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minusstrains transformed with an envelope gene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCVE2 protein, or any part thereof, in a suitable culture medium, in whichsaid HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, comprises atleast two Cys-amino acids;

[0168] -ii- causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 gene, or anypart thereof; and

[0169] -iii- purifying said core-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein, or any part thereof, in which said Cys-amino acids arereversibly protected by chemical and/or enzymatic means, from saidculture.

[0170] The invention further pertains to a method for purifyingcore-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins, or any partthereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine, which methodcomprising:

[0171] -i- growing Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minusstrains transformed with an envelope gene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCVE2 protein, or any part thereof, in a suitable culture medium, in whichsaid HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, comprises atleast two Cys-amino acids;

[0172] -ii- causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 gene, or anypart thereof; and,

[0173] -iii- purifying said intra-cellulary expressed core-glycosylatedHCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, upon lysing thetransformed host cell, in which said Cys-amino acids are reversiblyprotected by chemical and/or enzymatic means.

[0174] The present invention specifically relates to a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described herein, in which said purification includesheparin affinity chromatography.

[0175] Hence, the present invention also relates to a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described above, in which said chemical means issulfonation.

[0176] Hence, the present invention also relates to a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described above, in which said reversibly protection ofCys-amino acids is exchanged for an irreversible protection by chemicaland/or enzymatic means.

[0177] Hence, the present invention also relates to a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described above, in which said irreversible protection bychemical means is iodo-acetamide.

[0178] Hence, the present invention also relates to a method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, as described above, in which said irreversible protection bychemical means is NEM or Biotin-NEM or a mixture thereof.

[0179] The term ‘recombinant polynucleotide or nucleic acid’ intends apolynucleotide or nucleic acid of genomic, cDNA, semisynthetic, orsynthetic origin which, by virtue of its origin or manipulation: (1) isnot associated with all or a portion of a polynucleotide with which itis associated in nature, (2) is linked to a polynucleotide other thanthat to which it is linked in nature, or (3) does not occur in nature.

[0180] The term ‘recombinant host cells’, ‘host cells’, ‘cells’, ‘celllines’, ‘cell cultures’, and other such terms denoting micro-organismsor higher eukaryotic cell lines cultured as unicellular entities referto cells which can be or have been, used as recipients for a recombinantvector or other transfer polynucleotide, and include the progeny of theoriginal cell which has been transfected. It is understood that theprogeny of a single parental cell may not necessarily be completelyidentical in morphology or in genomic or total DNA complement as theoriginal parent, due to natural, accidental, or deliberate mutation.

[0181] The term ‘replicon’ is any genetic element, e.g., a plasmid, achromosome, a virus, a cosmid, etc., that behaves as an autonomous unitof polynucleotide replication within a cell; i.e., capable ofreplication under its own control.

[0182] The term ‘vector’ is a replicon further comprising sequencesproviding replication and/or expression of a desired open reading frame.

[0183] The term ‘control sequence’ refers to polynucleotide sequenceswhich are necessary to effect the expression of coding sequences towhich they are ligated. The nature of such control sequences differsdepending upon the host organism; in prokaryotes, such control sequencesgenerally include promoter, ribosomal binding site, and terminators; ineukaryotes, generally, such control sequences include promoters,terminators and, in some instances, enhancers.

[0184] The term ‘control sequences’ is intended to include, at aminimum, all components whose presence is necessary for expression, andmay also include additional components whose presence is advantageous,for example, leader sequences which govern secretion.

[0185] The term ‘promoter’ is a nucleotide sequence which is comprisedof consensus sequences which allow the binding of RNA polymerase to theDNA template in a manner such that mRNA production initiates at thenormal transcription initiation site for the adjacent structural gene.

[0186] The expression ‘operably linked’ refers to a juxtapositionwherein the components so described are in a relationship permittingthem to function in their intended manner. A control sequence ‘operablylinked’ to a coding sequence is ligated in such a way that expression ofthe coding sequence is achieved under conditions compatible with thecontrol sequences.

[0187] An ‘open reading frame’ (ORF) is a region of a polynucleotidesequence which encodes a polypeptide and does not contain stop codons;this region may represent a portion of a coding sequence or a totalcoding sequence.

[0188] A ‘coding sequence’ is a polynucleotide sequence which istranscribed into mRNA and/or translated into a polypeptide when placedunder the control of appropriate regulatory sequences. The boundaries ofthe coding sequence are determined by a translation start codon at the5′-terminus and a translation stop codon at the 3′-terminus. A codingsequence can include but is not limited to mRNA, DNA (including cDNA),and recombinant polynucleotide sequences.

[0189] The term ‘immunogenic’ refers to the ability of a substance tocause a humoral and/or cellular response, whether alone or when linkedto a carrier, in the presence or absence of an adjuvant.‘Neutralization’ refers to an immune response that blocks theinfectivity, either partially or fully, of an infectious agent. A“vaccine” or “medicament” is an immunogenic composition capable ofeliciting protection against HCV, whether partial or complete, whetheragainst acute or chronic disease. A vaccine may also be useful fortreatment of an individual, in which case it is called a therapeuticvaccine. A vaccine, therefore, includes HCV peptides, proteins, orpolynucleotides. Protection against HCV refers in particular to humans,but refers also to non-human primates, trimera mouse (Zauberman et al.,1999), or other mammals.

[0190] The core-glycosylated proteins of the present invention can beused as such, in a biotinylated form (as explained in WO 93/18054)and/or complexed to Neutralite Avidin (Molecular Probes Inc., Eugene,Oreg., USA). It should also be noted that “a vaccine composition”comprises, in addition to an active substance, a suitable excipient,diluent, carrier and/or adjuvant which, by themselves, do not induce theproduction of antibodies harmful to the individual receiving thecomposition nor do they elicit protection. Suitable carriers aretypically large slowly metabolized macromolecules such as proteins,polysaccharides, polylactic acids, polyglycolic acids, polymeric aa's,aa copolymers and inactive virus particles. Such carriers are well knownto those skilled in the art. Preferred adjuvants to enhanceeffectiveness of the composition include, but are not limited to:aluminium hydroxide, aluminium in combination with 3-0-deacylatedmonophosphoryl lipid A as described in WO 93/19780, aluminium phosphateas described in WO 93/24148, N-acetyl-muramyl-L-threonyl-D-isoglutamineas described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,606,918,N-acetyl-normuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine,N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamyl-L-alanine2-(1′2′dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-hydroxyphosphoryloxy)ethylamine and RIBI (ImmunoChem Research Inc., Hamilton, Mont., USA)which contains monophosphoryl lipid A, detoxified endotoxin,trehalose-6,6-dimycolate, and cell wall skeleton (MPL+TDM+CWS) in a 2%squalene/Tween 80 emulsion. Any of the three components MPL, TDM or CWSmay also be used alone or combined 2 by 2. The MPL may also be replacedby its synthetic analogue referred to as RIBI.529. Additionally,adjuvants such as Stimulon (Cambridge Bioscience, Worcester, MA, USA) orSAF-1 (Syntex) may be used, as well as adjuvants such as combinationsbetween QS21 and 3-de-O-acetylated monophosphoryl lipid A (WO94/00153),or MF-59 (Chiron), or poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy) phosphazene] basedadjuvants (Virus Research Institute), or blockcopolymer based adjuvantssuch as Optivax (Vaxcel, Cythx) or inulin-based adjuvants, such asAlgammulin and GammaInulin (Anutech), Incomplete Freund's Adjuvant (IFA)or Gerbu preparations (Gerbu Biotechnik). It is to be understood thatComplete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) may be used for non-human applicationsand research purposes as well. “A vaccine composition” will furthercontain excipients and diluents, which are inherently non-toxic andnon-therapeutic, such as water, saline, glycerol, ethanol, wetting oremulsifying agents, pH buffering substances, preservatives, and thelike. Typically, a vaccine composition is prepared as an injectable,either as a liquid solution or suspension. Solid forms, suitable forsolution on, or suspension in, liquid vehicles prior to injection mayalso be prepared. The preparation may also be emulsified or encapsulatedin liposomes for enhancing adjuvant effect. The polypeptides may also beincorporated into Immune Stimulating Complexes together with saponins,for example Quil A (ISCOMS). Vaccine compositions comprise animmunologically effective amount of the polypeptides of the presentinvention, as well as any other of the above-mentioned components.“Immunologically effective amount” means that the administration of thatamount to an individual, either in a single dose or as part of a series,is effective for prevention or treatment. This amount varies dependingupon the health and physical condition of the individual to be treated,the taxonomic group of the individual to be treated (e.g. human,non-human primate, primate, etc.), the capacity of the individual'simmune system to mount an effective immune response, the degree ofprotection desired, the formulation of the vaccine, the treatingdoctor's assessment, the strain of the infecting HCV and other relevantfactors. It is expected that the amount will fall in a relatively broadrange that can be determined through routine trials. Usually, the amountwill vary from 0.01 to 1000 μg/dose, more particularly from 0.1 to 100μg/dose. The vaccine compositions are conventionally administeredparenterally, typically by injection, for example, subcutaneously orintramuscularly. Additional formulations suitable for other methods ofadministration include oral formulations and suppositories. Dosagetreatment may be a single dose schedule or a multiple dose schedule. Thevaccine may be administered in conjunction with other immunoregulatoryagents. Therefore, the instant invention pertains to the use of anoligomeric particle as defined herein for prophylactically inducingimmunity against HCV. It should be noted that a vaccine may also beuseful for treatment of an individual as pointed-out above, in whichcase it is called a “therapeutic vaccine”.

[0191] The present invention also relates to a composition as definedabove which also comprises HCV core, E1, E2, P7, NS2, NS3, NS4A, NS4B,NS5A and/or NS5B protein, or parts thereof. The core-glycosylatedproteins E1, E2, and/or E1/E2 of the present invention may, for example,be combined with other HCV antigens, such as, for example, core, P7,NS3, NS4A, NS4B, NS5A and/or NS5B. The purification of these NS3proteins will preferentially include a reversible modification of thecysteine residues, and even more preferentially sulfonation ofcysteines. Methods to obtain such a reversible modification, includingsulfonation have been described for NS3 proteins in Maertens et al.(PCT/EP99/02547). It should be stressed that the whole content,including all the definitions, of the latter document is incorporated byreference in the present application. It is clear from the above thatthe present invention also relates to the usage of a core-glycosylatedenvelope proteins as defined above or a composition as defined above forthe manufacture of an HCV vaccine composition. In particular, thepresent invention relates to the usage of a core-glycosylated envelopeprotein as defined herein for inducing immunity against HCV in chronicHCV carriers. More in particular, the present invention relates to theusage of a core-glycosylated envelope protein as defined herein forinducing immunity against HCV in chronic HCV carriers prior to,simultaneously to or after any other therapy, such as, for example, thewell-known interferon therapy either or not in combination with theadministration of small drugs treating HCV, such as, for example,ribavirin. Such composition may also be employed before or after livertransplantation, or after presumed infection, such as, for example,needle-stick injury. In addition, the present invention relates to a kitcontaining the a core-glycosylated envelope protein of the presentinvention to detect HCV antibodies present in a biological sample. Theterm “biological sample” as used herein, refers to a sample of tissue orfluid isolated from an individual, including but not limited to, forexample, serum, plasma, lymph fluid, the external sections of the skin,respiratory intestinal, and genitourinary tracts, oocytes, tears,saliva, milk, blood cells, tumors, organs, gastric secretions, mucus,spinal cord fluid, external secretions such as, for example, excrement,urine, sperm, and the like. Since the a core-glycosylated envelopeproteins of the present invention are highly immunogenic, and stimulateboth the humoral and cellular immune response, the present inventionrelates also to a kit for detecting HCV related T cell response,comprising the oligomeric particle or the purified single HCV envelopeprotein of the instant invention. HCV T cell response can for example bemeasured as described in the examples section, or as described in PCT/EP94/03555 to Leroux-Roels et al. It should be stressed that the wholecontent, including all the definitions, of this document is incorporatedby reference in the present application

[0192] In particular, the present invention relates to HCV E1and/or E2proteins, or any part thereof, as described herein, for use asmedicament.

[0193] In particular, the present invention relates to the use of HCV E1and/or E2 proteins, or any part thereof, as described herein, for themanufacture of a vaccine/medicament against HCV infection.

[0194] Also, the present invention relates to the use of acore-glycosylated envelope protein as described herein for inducingimmunity against HCV, characterized in that said core-glycosylatedenvelope protein is used as part of a series of time and compounds. Inthis regard, it is to be understood that the term “a series of time andcompounds” refers to administering with time intervals to an individualthe compounds used for eliciting an immune response. The lattercompounds may comprise any of the following components: acore-glycosylated envelope protein, HCV DNA vaccine composition, HCVpolypeptides.

[0195] In this respect, a series comprises administering, either:

[0196] (I) an HCV antigen, such as, for example, a core-glycosylatedenvelope protein, with time intervals, or

[0197] (II) an HCV antigen, such as, for example, a core-glycosylatedenvelope protein in combination with a HCV DNA vaccine composition, inwhich said core-glycosylated envelope protein oligomeric particles andsaid HCV DNA vaccine composition, can be administered simultaneously, orat different time intervals, including at alternating time intervals, or

[0198] (III) either (I) or (II), possibly in combination with other HCVpeptides, with time intervals.

[0199] In this regard, it should be clear that a HCV DNA vaccinecomposition comprises nucleic acids encoding HCV envelope peptide,including E1-, E2-, E1/E2-peptides, NS3 peptide, other HCV peptides, orparts of said peptides. Moreover, it is to be understood that said HCVpeptides comprises HCV envelope peptides, including E1-, E2-,E1/E2-peptides, other HCV peptides, or parts thereof. The term “otherHCV peptides” refers to any HCV peptide or fragment thereof. In item IIof the above scheme, the HCV DNA vaccine composition comprisespreferentially nucleic acids encoding HCV envelope peptides. In item IIof the above scheme, the HCV DNA vaccine composition consists even morepreferentially of nucleic acids encoding HCV envelope peptides, possiblyin combination with a HCV-NS3 DNA vaccine composition. In this regard,it should be clear that an HCV DNA vaccine composition comprises aplasmid vector comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding an HCVpeptide as described above, operably linked to transcription regulatoryelements. As used herein, a “plasmid vector” refers to a nucleic acidmolecule capable of transporting another nucleic acid to which it hasbeen linked. Preferred vectors are those capable of autonomousreplication and/or expression of nucleic acids to which they have beenlinked. In general, but not limited to those, plasmid vectors arecircular double stranded DNA loops which, in their vector form, are notbound to the chromosome. As used herein, a “polynucleotide sequence”refers to polynucleotides such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and,where appropriate, ribonucleic acid (RNA). The term should also beunderstood to include, as equivalents, analogs of either RNA or DNA madefrom nucleotide analogs, and single (sense or antisense) anddouble-stranded polynucleotides. As used herein, the term “transcriptionregulatory elements” refers to a nucleotide sequence which containsessential regulatory elements, such that upon introduction into a livingvertebrate cell it is able to direct the cellular machinery to producetranslation products encoded by the polynucleotide. The term “operablylinked”0 refers to a juxtaposition wherein the components are configuredso as to perform their usual function. Thus, transcription regulatoryelements operably linked to a nucleotide sequence are capable ofeffecting the expression of said nucleotide sequence. Those skilled inthe art can appreciate that different transcriptional promoters,terminators, carrier vectors or specific gene sequences may be usedsuccesfully.

[0200] Alternatively, the DNA vaccine may be delivered through a livevector such as adenovirus, canary pox virus, MVA, and the like.

[0201] The HCV envelope proteins of the present invention, or the partsthereof, are particularly suited for incorporation into an immunoassayfor the detection of HCV, and/or genotyping of HCV, forprognosing/monitoring of HCV disease, or as a therapeutic agent.

[0202] The immunoassay methods according to the present inventionutilize the HCV envelope proteins of the present invention that maintainlinear (in case of peptides) and conformational epitopes, recognized byantibodies in the sera from individuals infected with HCV. The HCV E1and E2 antigens of the present invention may be employed in virtuallyany assay format that employs a known antigen to detect antibodies. Ofcourse, a format that denatures the HCV conformational epitope should beavoided or adapted. A common feature of all of these assays is that theantigen is contacted with the body component suspected of containing HCVantibodies under conditions that permit the antigen to bind to any suchantibody present in the component. Such conditions will typically bephysiologic temperature, pH and ionic strenght using an excess ofantigen. The incubation of the antigen with the specimen is followed bydetection of immune complexes comprised of the antigen.

[0203] Design of the immunoassays is subject to a great deal ofvariation, and many formats are known in the art. Protocols may, forexample, use solid supports, or immunoprecipitation. Most assays involvethe use of labeled antibody or polypeptide; the labels may be, forexample, enzymatic, fluorescent, chemiluminescent, radioactive, or dyemolecules. Assays which amplify the signals from the immune complex arealso known; examples of which are assays which utilize biotin and avidinor streptavidin, and enzyme-labeled and mediated immunoassays, such asELISA and RIA assays.

[0204] The immunoassay may be, without limitation, in a heterogeneous orin a homogeneous format, and of a standard or competitive type. In aheterogeneous format, the polypeptide is typically bound to a solidmatrix or support to facilitate separation of the sample from thepolypeptide after incubation. Examples of solid supports that can beused are nitrocellulose (e.g., in membrane or microtiter well form),polyvinyl chloride (e.g., in sheets or microtiter wells), polystyrenelatex (e.g., in beads or microtiter plates, polyvinylidine fluoride(known as Immunolon™), diazotized paper, nylon membranes, activatedbeads, and Protein A beads. For example, Dynatech Immunolon™ 1 orImmunlon™ 2 microtiter plates can be used in the heterogeneous format.The solid support containing the antigenic polypeptides is typicallywashed after separating it from the test sample, and prior to detectionof bound antibodies. Both standard and competitive formats are know inthe art.

[0205] In a homogeneous format, the test sample is incubated with thecombination of antigens in solution. For example, it may be underconditions that will precipitate any antigen-antibody complexes whichare formed. Both standard and competitive formats for these assays areknown in the art.

[0206] In a standard format, the amount of HCV antibodies in theantibody-antigen complexes is directly monitored. This may beaccomplished by determining whether labeled anti-xenogeneic (e.g.anti-human) antibodies which recognize an epitope on anti-HCV antibodieswill bind due to complex formation. In a competitive format, the amountof HCV antibodies in the sample is deduced by monitoring the competitiveeffect on the binding of a known amount of labeled antibody (or othercompeting ligand) in the complex.

[0207] Complexes formed comprising anti-HCV antibody (or in the case ofcompetitive assays, the amount of competing antibody) are detected byany of a number of known techniques, depending on the format. Forexample, unlabeled HCV antibodies in the complex may be detected using aconjugate of anti-xenogeneic Ig complexed with a label (e.g. an enzymelabel).

[0208] In an immunoprecipitation or agglutination assay format thereaction between the HCV antigens and the antibody forms a network thatprecipitates from the solution or suspension and forms a visible layeror film of precipitate. If no anti-HCV antibody is present in the testspecimen, no visible precipitate is formed.

[0209] The HCV envelope proteins, or specific parts thereof of thepresent invention comprised of conformational epitopes will typically bepackaged in the form of a kit for use in these immunoassays. The kitwill normally contain in separate containers the native HCV antigen,control antibody formulations (positive and/or negative), labeledantibody when the assay format requires the same and signal generatingreagents (e.g. enzyme substrate) if the label does not generate a signaldirectly. The native HCV antigen may be already bound to a solid matrixor separate with reagents for binding it to the matrix. Instructions(e.g. written, tape, CD-ROM, etc.) for carrying out the assay usuallywill be included in the kit.

[0210] The solid phase selected can include polymeric or glass beads,nitrocellulose, microparticles, microwells of a reaction tray, testtubes and magnetic beads. The signal generating compound can include anenzyme, a luminescent compound, a chromogen, a radioactive element and achemiluminescent compound. Examples of enzymes include alkalinephosphatase, horseradish peroxidase and beta-galactosidase. Examples ofenhancer compounds include biotin, anti-biotin and avidin. Examples ofenhancer compounds binding members include biotin, anti-biotin andavidin. In order to block the effects of rheumatoid factor-likesubstances, the test sample is subjected to conditions sufficient toblock the effect of rheumatoid factor-like substances. These conditionscomprise contacting the test sample with a quantity of anti-human IgG toform a mixture, and incubating the mixture for a time and underconditions sufficient to form a reaction mixture product substantiallyfree of rheumatoid factor-like substance.

[0211] In particular, the present invention relates to the use of HCV E1and/or HCV E2 proteins, or any part thereof, as described herein, forthe preparation of a diagnostic kit.

[0212] In particular, the present invention relates to an immunoassayfor detecting HCV antibody in a biological sample, which immunoassaycomprises:

[0213] providing the HCV envelope protein, or any part thereof, asdescribed herein;

[0214] incubating a biological sample with said HCV antibody underconditions that allow formation of HCV antibody-HCV protein complex; and

[0215] determining whether said HCV antibody-HCV protein complex isformed.

[0216] In particular, the present invention relates to a kit fordetecting HCV antibody in a biological sample, which kit comprisesproviding the HCV envelope protein, or any part thereof, as describedherein.

[0217] The present invention will now be illustrated by reference to thefollowing examples which set forth particularly advantageousembodiments. However, it should be noted that these embodiments aremerely illustrative, and cannot be construed as to restrict theinvention in any way.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Construction of pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6 Shuttle Vector

[0218] Plasmids for Hansenula polymorpha transformation were constructedas follows. The pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6 shuttle vector has been constructed in amulti-step procedure. Intially the nucleic acid sequence encoding theHCV E1s protein (SEQ ID NO:2) was cloned after a CHH leader sequence(CHH=Carcinus maenas hyperglycemic hormone) which was subsequentlychanged for a MFα leader sequence (MFα=Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-matingfactor).

[0219] At first a pUC18 derivative has been constructed harboring theCHH-E1-H6 unit as a EcoRI/BamHI fragment by the seamless cloning method(Padgett, K. A. and Sorge, J. A. 1996). Thereto, the E1s-H6-encoding DNAfragment and the pCHH-Hir-derived acceptor plasmid were generated by PCRas described below.

[0220] Generation of E1s-H6-encoding DNA Fragment

[0221] The E1-H6 DNA fragment (coding for HCV type 1b E1s proteinconsisting of the amino acids 192 to 326 of E1s elongated with 6His-residues; SEQ ID NO:5) was isolated by PCR from the plasmidpGEMTE1sH6 (SEQ ID NO:6; FIG. 1). The following primers were usedthereto:

[0222] CHHE1-F: 5′-agttactcttca.agg tatgaggtgcgcaacgtgtccg-3′ (SEQ IDNO:7);

[0223] The Eam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks the cleavage site.The bold printed bases are complementary to those of primer CHH-links.The non-marked bases anneal within the start region of E1 (192-326) insense direction; and

[0224] CHHE1-R:

[0225] 5′-agttactcttca.cagggatcctccttaatggtgatggtggtggtgcc-3′ (SEQ IDNO: 8);

[0226] The Eam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks the cleavage site.The bold printed bases are complementary to those of primer MF30-rechts.The bases forming the BamHI site usefull for later cloning proceduresare printed in italics. The non-marked bases anneal in antisensedirection within the end of the E1-H6 unit, including the stop codon andthree additional bases between the stop codon and the BamHI site.

[0227] The reaction mixture was constituted as follows: total volume of50 μL containing 20 ng of Eco311-linearized pGEMTE1sH6, each 0.2 μM ofprimers CHHE1-F and CHHE1-R, dNTP's (each at 0.2 μM), 1×buffer 2 (ExpandLong Template PCR System; Boehringer; Cat No 1681 834), 2.5 U polymerasemix (Expand Long Template PCR System; Boehringer; Cat No 1681 834).

[0228] Program 1 was used, said program consisting of the followingsteps:

[0229] 1. denaturation: 5 min 95° C.;

[0230] 2. 10 cycles of 30 sec denaturation at 95° C., 30 sec annealingat 65° C., and 130 sec elongation at 68° C.

[0231] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0232] Then 5 μL 10× buffer 2 (Expand Long Template PCR System;Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834), 40 μL H₂O, and 5 μL of [DATP, dGTP, anddTTP (2 mM each); 10 mM 5-methyl-dCTP] were added to the sample derivedfrom program 1, and further amplification was performed followingprogram 2 consisting of the following steps:

[0233] 1. denataruation: 5 min at 95° C.

[0234] 2. 5 cycles of 45 sec denaturation at 95° C., 30 sec annealing at65° C., and 130 sec at 68° C.

[0235] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0236] Generation of pCHH-Hir-derived Acceptor Plasmid

[0237] The acceptor fragment was made by PCR from the pCHH-Hir plasmid(SEQ ID NO:9; FIG. 2) and consists of almost the complete pCHH-Hirplasmid, except that the Hir-coding sequence is not present in the PCRproduct. Following primers were used for this PCR: 1. CHH-links:5′-agttactcttca.cctcttttccaacgggtgtgtag-3′; (SEQ ID NO:10)

[0238] The Eam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks the cleavage site.The bold printed bases are complementary to those of primer CHHE1-F. Thenon-marked bases anneal within the end of the CHH sequence in antisensedirection; and 2. MF30-rechts:5′-agtcactcttca.ctgcaggcatgcaagcttggcg-3′; (SEQ ID NO:11)

[0239] The Eam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks the cleavage site.The bold printed bases are complementary to those of primer CHHE1-R. Thenon-marked bases anneal within the pUC18 sequences behind the clonedCHH-Hirudin HL20 of pCHH-Hir, pointing away from the insert.

[0240] The reaction mixture was constituted as follows: total volume of50 μL containing 20 ng of Asp718I-linearized pCHH-Hir, each 0.2 μM ofprimers CHH-links and MF30-rechts, dNTP's (each at 0.2 μM), 1× buffer 2(Expand Long Template PCR System; Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834), 2.5 Upolymerase mix (Expand Long Template PCR System; Boeringer; Cat No 1681834).

[0241] Program 1 was as described above was used.

[0242] Then 5 μL 10× buffer 2 (Expand Long Template PCR System;Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834), 40 μL H₂O, and 5 μL of [dATP, dGTP, anddTTP (2 mM each); 10 mM 5-methyl-dCTP] were added to the sample derivedfrom program 1, and further amplification was performed followingprogram 2 as described above.

[0243] Generation of Vector pCHHE1

[0244] The E1s-H6-encoding DNA fragment and the pCHH-Hir-derivedacceptor plasmid generated by PCR as described above were purified usingthe PCR product purification kit (Qiagen) according to the supplier'sspecifications. Subsequently the purified fragments were digestedseparately with Eam1104I. Subsequently, the E1s-H6 DNA fragment wasligated into the pCHH-Hir-derived acceptor plasmid using T4 ligase(Boehringer) following the specifications of the supplier.

[0245]E. coli XL-Gold cells were transformed with the ligation mixtureand the plasmid DNA of several ampicillin-resistant colonies wereanalyzed by digestion with EcoRI and BamHI. A positive clone wasselected and denominated as pCHHE1.

[0246] Generation of Vector pFPMT-CHH-E1H6

[0247] The EcoRI/BamHI fragment of pCHHE1 was ligated with theEcoRI/BamHI digested vector pFPMT121 (SEQ ID NO:12; FIG. 3). T4 ligase(Boehringer) was used according to the supplier's instructions. Theligation mixture was used to transform E. coli DH5αF′ cells. Severaltransformants were analyzed on restriction pattern of the plasmid DNAand a positive clone was withheld which was denominated pFPMT-CHH-E1H6(SEQ ID NO:13; FIG. 4).

[0248] Generation of pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6

[0249] Finally the shuttle vector pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6 was generated byligation of three fragments, said fragments being:

[0250] 1. the 6.961 kb EcoRI/BamHI digested pFPMT121 (SEQ ID NO:12; FIG.3),

[0251] 2. the 0.245 EcoRI/HindIII fragment of pUC18-MFa (SEQ ID NO:62;FIG. 36), and

[0252] 3. the 0.442 kb HindIII/BamHI fragment of a 0.454 kb PCR productderived from pFPMT-CHH-E1H6.

[0253] The 0.454 kb PCR product giving rise to fragment No.3 wasobtained by PCR using the following primers: 1. primer MFa-E1 f-Hi:5′-aggggtaagcttggataaaaggtatgaggtgcgcaacgtgtccgggatgt-3′; (SEQ ID NO:14)and 2. primer E1 back-Bam:5′-agttacggatccttaatggtgatggtggtggtgccagttcat-3′. (SEQ ID NO:15)

[0254] The reaction mixture was constituted as follows: Reaction mixturevolume 50 μL, pFPMT-CHH-E1-H6 (EcoRI-linearized; 15 ng/μL), 0.5 μL;primer MFa-E1 f-Hi (50 μM), 0.25 μL; primer E1 back-Bam (50 μM), 0.25μL; dNTP's (all at 2 mM), 5 μL; DMSO, 5 μL; H₂O, 33.5 μL; Expand LongTemplate PCR System (Boeringer Mannheim; Cat No 1681 834) Buffer 2 (10×concentrated), 5 μL; Expand Long Template PCR System Polymerase mixture(1 U/μL), 0.5 μL.

[0255] The PCR program consisting of the following steps was used:

[0256] 1. denaturation: 5 min at 95° C.

[0257] 2. 29 cycles of 45 sec denaturation at 95° C., 45 sec annealingat 55° C., and 40 sec elongation at 68° C.

[0258] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0259] Based on the primers used, the resulting 0.454 kb PCR productcontained the codons of E1(192-326) followed by six histidine codons anda “taa” stop codon, upstream flanked by the 22 3′-terminal base pairs ofthe MFα prepro sequence (including the cloning relevant HindIII siteplus a six base pairs overhang) and downstream flanked by a (cloningrelevant) BamHI site and a six base pairs overhang.

[0260] For the ligation reaction, T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer Mannheim)has been used according to the supplier's conditions (sample volume 20μL).

[0261]E. coli HB101 cells were transformed with the ligation mixture andpositive clones withheld after restriction analysis of the plasmidsisolated from several transformants. A positive plasmid was selected anddenominated as pFPMT-Mfα-E1-H6 (SEQ ID NO:16; FIG. 5).

Example 2 Construction of pFPMT-CL-E1-H6 Shuttle Vector

[0262] Plasmids for Hansenula polymorpha transformation were constructedas follows. The pFPMT-CL-E1-H6 shuttle vector was constructed in threesteps starting from pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6 (SEQ ID NO:16, FIG. 5).

[0263] In a first step, the MFα-E1-H6 reading frame of pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6was subcloned into the pUC18 vector. Therefore a 1.798 kb SalI/BamHIfragment of pFPMT-MFα-E1-H6 (containing the FMD promotor plus MFα-E1-H6)was ligated to the SalI/BamHI vector fragment of pUC18 with T4 ligase(Boehringer) accordig to the supplier's conditions. This resulted inplasmid that is depicted in FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO: 17), and furtherdenominated as pMa12-1 (pUC18-FMD-MFα-E1-H6). The ligation mixture wasused to transform E. coli DH5αF′ cells. Several ampicillin-resistantcolonies were picked and analyzed by restriction enzyme digestion ofplasmid DNA isolated from the picked clones. A positive clone wasfurther analyzed by determining the DNA sequence of the MFα-E1-H6 codingsequence. A correct clone was used for PCR directed mutagenesis toreplace the MFα pre-pro-sequence with the codons of the avian lysozymepre-sequence (“CL”; corresponding to amino acids 1 to 18 of avianlysozyme; SEQ ID NO:1). The principle of the applied PCR-directedmutagenesis method is based on the amplification of an entire plasmidwith the desired alterations located at the 5′-ends of the primers. Indownstream steps, the ends of the linear PCR product are modified priorto self-ligation resulting in the desired altered plasmid.

[0264] The following primers were used for the PCR reaction: 1. primerCL hin: 5′-tgcttcctaccactagcagcactaggatatgaggtgcgcaacgtgtccggg-3′; (SEQID NO:18) 2. primer CL her neu:5′-tagtactagtattagtaggcttcgcatgaattcccgatgaaggcagagagcg-3′. (SEQ IDNO:19)

[0265] The underlined 5′ regions of the primers contain the codons ofabout half of the avian lysozyme pre-sequence. Primer CL her neuincludes a SpeI restriction site (italic). The non-underlined regions ofthe primers anneal with the codons for amino acid residues 192 to 199 ofE1 (CL hin) or the with the “atg” start codon over the EcoRI site up toposition −19 (counted from the EcoRI site) of FMD promoter. The primersare designed to amplify the complete pMa12-1 thereby replacing thecodons of the MFa pre-pro-sequence with the codons of the avian lysozymepre sequence.

[0266] The reaction mixture was constituted as follows:pUC18-FMD-Mfα-E1-H6 (pMa12-1; 1.3 ng/μL), 1 μL; primer CL hin (100 μM),2 μL; primer CL her neu (100 μM), 2 μL; dNTP's (all at 2.5 mM), 8 μL;H₂O, 76 μL; Expand Long Template PCR System (Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834)Buffer 2 (10× concentrated), 10 μL; Expand Long Template PCR SystemPolymerase mixture (1 U/μL), 0.75 μL.

[0267] The PCR program consisting of the following steps was applied:

[0268] 1. denaturation: 15 min at 95° C.

[0269] 2. 35 cycles of 30 sec denaturation at 95° C., 1 min annealing at60° C., and 1 min elongation at 72° C.

[0270] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0271] The resulting PCR product was checked by agarose gelelectrophoresis for its correct size (3.5 kb). Thereafter the 3′-Aoverhangs form the PCR product were removed by a T4 polymerase reactionresulting in blunt ends with 3′- and 5′-OH-groups. Therefore, the PCRproduct was treated with T4 polymerase (Boehringer; 1 U/μL): to theremaining 95 μL of PCR reaction mix were added 1 μL T4 polymerase and 4μL dNTP's (all at 2.5 mM). The sample was incubated for 20 min at 37° C.Subsequently, the DNA was precipitated with ethanol and taken up in 16μL H₂O.

[0272] Subsequently 5′-phosphates were added to the blunt-ended PCRproduct by a kinase reaction. Therefore, to the 16 μL blunt-ended PCRproduct were added 1 μL T4 polynucleotide kinase (Boehringer; 1U/μL), 2μL 10-fold concentrated T4 polynucleotide kinase reaction buffer(Boehringer), and 1 μL ATP (10 mM). The sample was incubated for 30 minat 37° C.

[0273] Subsequently the DNA was applied onto a 1% agarose gel and thecorrect product band was isolated by means of the gel extraction kit(Qiagen) according to the supplier's conditions. Fifty (50) ng of thepurified product was then self-ligated by use of T4 ligase (Boehringer)according to the supplier's conditions. After 72 h incubation at 16° C.,the DNA in the ligation mix was precipitated with ethanol and dissolvedin 20 μL water.

[0274]E. coli DH5α-F′ cells were subsequently transformed with 10 μL ofthe ligation sample. The plasmid DNA of several ampicillin-resistantclones was checked by means of restriction enzyme digestion. A positiveclone was withheld and denominated p27d-3 (pUC18-FMD-CL-E1-H6, SEQ IDNO:20, FIG. 7). Subsequently the CL-E1-H6 reading frame was verified byDNA sequencing.

[0275] In a last step the pFPMT-CL-E1-H6 shuttle vector was constructedas described below. The 0.486 kb EcoRI/BamHI fragment of p27d-3(harboring CL-E1(192-326)-H6) was ligated with EcoRI/BamHI-digestedpFPMT121 (SEQ ID NO:12, FIG. 3). For the reaction, T4 ligase(Boehringer) has been used according to the supplier's recommendations.The DNA in the ligation sample was precipitated with ethanol anddissolved in 10 μL H₂O. E. coli DH5αF′ cells were transformed with 10 μLof the ligation sample, and the plasmid DNA of severalampicillin-resistant colonies were analyzed by digestion with EcoRI andBamHI. Plasmid clone p37-5 (pFPMT-CL-E1-H6; SEQ ID NO:21, FIG. 8) showedthe desired fragment sizes of 0.486 kb and 6.961 kb. The correctsequence of CL-E1-H6 of p37-5 was verified by sequencing.

Example 3 Construction of pFPMT-MFα-E2-H6 and pMPT-MFα-E2-H6 ShuttleVectors

[0276] Plasmids for Hansenula polymorpha transformation were constructedas follows. The DNA sequence encoding the MFα-E2s (amino acids 384-673of HCV E2)-VIEGR-His6 (SEQ ID NO:5) was isolated as a 1.331 kbEcoRI/BglII fragment from plasmid pSP72E2H6 (SEQ ID NO:22, FIG. 9).Thisfragment was ligated with either the EcoRI/BglII-digested vectorspFPMT121 (SEQ ID NO: 12, FIG. C+2) or pMPT121 (SEQ ID NO:23, FIG. 10)using T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer Mannheim) according to the supplier'srecommendations. After transformation of E. coli and checking of plasmidDNA isolated from different transformants by restriction enzymedigestion, positive clones were withheld and the resulting shuttlevectors are denominated pFPMT-MFα-E2-H6 (SEQ ID NO:22, FIG. 11) andpMPT-MFα-E2-H6 (SEQ ID NO:23, FIG. 12), respectively.

Example 4 Construction of pFPMT-CL-E6-H6 Shuttle Vector

[0277]

[0278] The shuttle vector pFPMT-CL-E2-H6 was assembled in a three-stepprocedure. An intermediate construct was prepared in which the E2 codingsequence was cloned behind the signal sequence of α-amylase ofSchwanniomyces accidentalis. This was done by the seamless cloningmethod (Padgett, K. A. and Sorge, J. A. 1996).

[0279] Generation of E2s-H6 Encoding DNA Fragment

[0280] At first the DNA sequence encoding E2-H6 (amino acids 384 to 673of HCV E2 extended with the linker peptide “VIEGR” and with 6 Hisresidues, SEQ ID NO:5) was amplified from the pSP72E2H6 plasmid (SEQ IDNO:24, FIG. 11) by PCR. The used primers were denoted MF30E2/F andMF30E2/R and have the following sequences:

[0281] primer MF30E2/F: 5′-agtcactcttca.aggcatacccgcgtgtcaggaggg-3′0(SEQ ID NO:26; the Eam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks theenzyme's cleavage site; the last codon of the S. occidentalis signalsequence is printed in bold; the non-marked bases anneal with the codonsof E2 (amino acids 384-390 of HCV E2);

[0282] primer MF30E2/R:

[0283] 5′-agtcactcttca.cagggatccttagtgatggtggtgatg-3′ (SEQ ID NO:27; theEam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks the enzyme's cleavage site;the bold printed bases are complementary to the bold printed bases ofprimer MF30-Rechts (see below); a BamHI site to be introduced into theconstruct is printed in italic; the non-marked sequence anneals with thestop codon and the six terminal His codons of E2 (384-673)-VIEGR-H6 (SEQID NO:5).

[0284] The reaction mixture was constituted as follows: total volume of50 μL containing 20 ng of the 1.33 kb EcoRI/BglII fragment of pSP72E2H6,each 0.2 μM of primers MF30E2/F and MF30E2/R, dNTP's (each 0.2 μM), 1×buffer 2 (Expand Long Template PCR System; Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834),2.5 U polymerase mix (Expand Long Template PCR System; Boeringer; Cat No1681 834).

[0285] The PCR program 3 consisting of the following steps was used:

[0286] 1. denaturation: 5 min at 95° C.

[0287] 2. 10 cycles of 30 sec denaturation at 95° C., 30 sec annealingat 65° C., and 1 min elongation at 68° C.

[0288] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0289] Then 10 μL 10× buffer 2 (Expand Long Template PCR System;Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834), 40 μL H₂O, and 5 μL of [dATP, dGTP, anddTTP (2 mM each); 10 mM 5-methyl-dCTP] have been added to the samplederived from PCR program 3, and it has been continued with PCR program 4consisting of the following steps:

[0290] 1. denaturation: 5 min at 95° C.

[0291] 2. 5 cycles of 45 sec denaturation at 95° C., 30 sec annealing at65° C., and 1 min elongation at 68° C.

[0292] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0293] Generation of pMF30-derived Acceptor Plasmid

[0294] The second fragment originated from the plasmid pMF30 (SEQ IDNO:28, FIG. 13), the amplicon was almost the complete pMF30 plasmidexcluding the codons of the mature α-amylase of S. occidentalis,modifications relevant for cloning were introduced by primer design. Thefollowing set of primers was used:

[0295] primer MF30-Links:

[0296] 5′-agtcactcttca.cctcttgtcaaaaataatcggttgag-3′ (SEQ ID NO:29; theEam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks the enzyme's cleavage site;the bold printed “cct” is complementary to the bold printed “agg” ofprimer MF30E2/F (see above); the non-marked and the bold printed basesanneal with the 26 terminal bases of the codons of the α-Amylase of S.occidentalis in pMF30);

[0297] primer MF30-Rechts: 5′-agtcactcttca.ctgcaggcatgcaagcttggcg-3′(SEQ ID NO: 11; the Eam1104I site is underlined, the dot marks theenzyme's cleavage site; the bold printed “ctg” is complementary to thebold printed “cag” of primer MF30E2/R (see above); the non-marked basesanneal with pUC18 sequences downstream of the stop codon of theα-Amylase of S. occidentalis in pMF30).

[0298] The reaction mixture was constituted as follows: total volume of50 μL containing 20 ng of the BglII-linearized pMF30, each 0.2 μM ofprimers MF30-Links and MF30-Rechts, dNTP's (each 0.2 μM), 133 buffer 1(Expand Long Template PCR System; Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834), 2.5 Upolymerase mix (Expand Long Template PCR System; Boeringer; Cat No 1681834). The same PCR programs (programs 3 and 4) as described above wereused, except for the elongation times which were extended from 1 minuteto 4 minutes in both programs.

[0299] Generation of Vector pAMY-E2

[0300] The E2s-H6 encoding DNA fragment and pMF30-derived acceptorplasmid obtained by PCR were controlled on their respective size by gelelectrophoresis on a 1% agarose gel. The PCR products were purified witha PCR product purification kit (Qiagen) according to the supplier'sinstructions. Subsequently the purified fragments were digestedseparately with Eam1104I. Ligation of the E2s-H6 fragment with thepMF30-derived acceptor plasmid was performed by using T4 ligase(Boehringer) according to the supplier's recommendations. The ligationmixture was used to transform E. coli DH5αF′ cells and the plasmid DNAof several clones was analyzed by EcoRI/BamHI digestion. A positiveclone was selected, its plasmid further denominated as pAMY-E2, andutilized for further modifications as described below.

[0301] Generation of Vector pUC18-CL-E2-H6

[0302] The pAMY-E2 was subjected to PCR-directed mutagenesis in order toreplace the codons of the α-amylase signal sequence with the codons ofthe avian lysozyme pre sequence. This is further denominated as “CL”,corresponding to the first 18 amino acids of avian lysozyme ORF (SEQ IDNO:1). For this mutagenesis following primers were used: primer CL2 hin:5′-tgcttcctaccactagcagcactaggacatacccgcgtgtcaggaggggcag-3′; (SEQ IDNO:30) and primer CL2 her:5′-tagtactagtattagtaggcttcgcatggaattcactggccgtcgttttacaacgtc-3′. (SEQ IDNO:31)

[0303] The underlined 5′-regions of the primers contain the DNA sequenceof about half of the avian lysozyme pre sequence. Primer CL2 herincludes Spel (italic) and EcoRI (italic, double underlined) restrictionsites. The non-underlined regions of the primers anneal with the codonsof amino acid residues 384 to 392 of E2 (CL2 hin) or the with the “atg”start codon over the EcoRI site up to position −19 (counted from theEcoRI site) of FMD promoter. The primers are designed to amplify thecomplete pAMY-E2 vector thereby replacing the codons of the α-amylasesignal sequence with the codons of the avian lysozyme pre-sequence.

[0304] The PCR reaction was performed according to the followingprogram:

[0305] 1. denaturation: 15 min at 95° C.

[0306] 2. 35 cycles of 30 sec denaturation at 95° C., 1 min annealing at60° C., and 1 min elongation at 72° C.

[0307] 3. termination at 4° C.

[0308] The following reaction mixture was used: pAMY-E2 (1 ng/μL), 1 μL;primer CL2 hin (100 μM), 2 μL; primer CL2 her (100 μM), 2 μL; dNTP's(2.5mM each), 8 μL; H₂O, 76 μL; Expand Long Template PCR System(Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834) Buffer 2 (10× concentrated), 10 μL; ExpandLong Template PCR System Polymerase mixture (1U/μL), 0.75 μL.

[0309] The resulting PCR product was checked by gel electrophoresis on a1% agarose gel. Prior to ligation the PCR fragment was modified asfollows. The 3′-A overhangs were removed by T4 polymerase resulting inblunt ends with 3′- and 5′-OH-groups. Thereto 1 μL T4 polymerase(Boehringer, 1U/μL) was added to the residual 95 μL PCR reaction mixturealong with 4 μL dNTP's (2.5 mM each). The sample was incubated for 20min at 37° c. Subsequently the DNA was precipitated with ethanol anddissolved in 16 μL deionized water. This was followed by a kinasetreatment to add 5′-phosphates to the blunt-ended PCR product. To the 16μL dissolved blunt-ended PCR product were added 1 μL T4 polynucleotidekinase (Boehringer, 1U/μL), 2 μL 10-fold concentrated T4 polynucleotidekinase reaction buffer (Boehringer) and 1 μL ATP (10 mM). The sample wasincubated for 30 min at 37° C.

[0310] The kinase treated sample was subsequently separated on a 1%agarose gel. The product band was isolated. The DNA was extracted fromthe agarose slice by means of the Gel Extraction kit (Qiagen) accordingto the supplier's recommendations. Fifty (50) ng of the purified productwas then self-ligated by use of T4 ligase (Boehringer) according to thesupplier's conditions. After 16 h incubation at 16° C., the DNA in theligation mix was precipitated with ethanol and dissolved in 20 μL H₂O(ligation sample).

[0311]E. coli DH5αF′ cells were transformed with 10 μL of the ligationsample. Several ampicillin-resistant clones were further characterizedvia restriction analysis of the isolated plasmid DNA. A positive clonewas denominated as pUC18-CL-E2-H6 and was used for further modificationsas described below.

[0312] Generation of Shuttle Vector pFPMT-CL-E2-H6

[0313] A 0.966 kb EcoRI/BamHI fragment was isolated from pUC18-CL-E2-H6(harboring CL-E2(384-673)-VIEGR-H6) and was ligated into theEcoRI/BamHI-digested pFPMT121 (SEQ ID NO: 12, FIG. 3). For the reaction,T4 ligase (Boehringer) was used according to the supplier's conditions.The ligation sample was precipitated with ethanol and dissolved in 10 μLwater. This was used to transform E. coli DH5αF′ cells, a positive clonewas withheld after restriction analysis and the respective plasmid isdenominated pFPMT-CL-E2-H6 (SEQ ID NO:32, FIG. 14).

Example 5 Construction of pFPMT-CL-K-H6-E1 Shuttle Vector

[0314] The construction of the shuttle vector was comprised of twosteps. In a first step the pUC18-FMD-CL-H6-K-E1-H6 construct wasconstructed by site-directed mutagenesis. The pUC18-FMD-CL-E1-H6 wasused as template (SEQ ID NO:20; FIG. 7). The following primers wereused: Primer H6K hin neu: 5′-catcacaaatatgaggtgcgcaacgtgtccgggatgtac-3′.(SEQ ID NO:37) Primer H6KRK her neu:5′-gtgatggtggtgtcctagtgctgctagtggtaggaagcatag-3′ (SEQ ID NO:38).

[0315] (The bases providing additional codons are underlined.)

[0316] The PCR reaction mixture was constituted as follows:pUC18-FMD-CL-E1-H6 (2 ng/μL), 1 μL; primer H6K hin neu (100 μM), 2 μL;primer H6KRK her neu (100 μM), 2 μL; dNTP's (2.5 mM each), 8 μL; H₂O, 76μL; Expand Long Template PCR System (Boeringer; Cat No 1681 834) Buffer2 (10× concentrated), 10 μL; Expand Long Template PCR System Polymerasemixture (1 U/μL), 0.75 μL.

[0317] The PCR program used consisted of the following steps:

[0318] denaturation step: 15 min at 95° C.

[0319] 35 cycles of 30 sec denaturation at 95° C., 1 min annealing at60° C., and 5 min elongation at 72° C.

[0320] termination at 4° C.

[0321] An aliquot of the PCR sample was analyzed on a 1% agarose gel tocheck its size, which was correct (˜4.2 kb).

[0322] Thereafter the 3′-A overhangs from the PCR product were removedby a T4 polymerase reaction resulting in blunt ends with 3′- and 5′-OHgroups. Therefore, to the remaining 95 μL of the PCR reaction were added1 μL T4 polymerase (Boehringer; 1 U/μL) and 4 μL dNTP's (2.5 mM each).The sample was incubated for 20 min at 37° C. Subsequently, the DNA inthe sample was precipitated with ethanol and dissolved in 16 μL H₂O.

[0323] Subsequently 5′-phosphates were added to the blunt-ended PCRproduct by a kinase reaction. Therefore, to the 16 μL dissolvedblunt-ended PCR product were added 1 μL T4 polynucleotide kinase(Boehringer; 1 U/μL), 2 μL 10-fold concentrated T4 polynucleotide kinasereaction buffer (Boehringer), and 1 μL ATP (10 mM). The sample wasincubated for 30 min at 37° C.

[0324] Subsequently the sample was applied onto a 1% agarose gel and thecorrect product band was isolated, by means of the gel extraction kit(Qiagen) according to the supplier's conditions. Fifty (50) ng of thepurified product has then been self-ligated by use of T4 ligase(Boehringer) according to the supplier's recommendations. After 72 hincubation at 16° C. the DNA in the ligation sample was precipitatedwith ethanol and dissolved in 10 μL water.

[0325]E. coli DH5αF′ cells were transformed with 5 μL of the ligationsample. The plasmid DNA of several ampicillin-resitant colonies wasanalyzed by restriction enzyme digestion, a positive clone was withheldand the corresponding plasmid denominated: pUC18-FMD-CL-H6-E1-K-H6 (SEQID NO:39, FIG. 17).

[0326] In a second step the transfer vector was constructed by atwo-fragment ligation. In the following construction fragments with BclIcohesive ends were involved. Since BclI can cleave its site only onunmethylated DNA, an E. coli dam⁻ strain was transformed with theinvolved plasmids pUC18-FMD-CL-H6-K-E1-H6 (SEQ ID NO:39, FIG. 17) andpFPMT-CL-E1 (SEQ ID NO:36, FIG. 16). From each transformation, anampicillin-resistant colony was picked, grown in a liquid culture andthe unmethylated plasmid DNAs were prepared for the further use. The1.273 kb BclI/HindIII fragment of the unmethylated plasmidpUC18-FMD-CL-H6-K-E1-H6 (harbouring the FMD promoter, the codons of theCL-H6-K unit, and the start of E1) and the 6.057 kb BclI/HindIIIfragment of plasmid pFPMT-CL-E1 (harbouring the missing part of the E1reading frame starting from the BclI site, without C-terminal His tag,as well as the pFPMT121-located elements except for the FMD promoter)were prepared and ligated together for 72 h at 16° C. by use of T4ligase (Boehringer) in a total volume of 20 μL according to thesupplier's specifications. Subsequently, the ligation mixture was placedon a piece of nitrocellulose membrane floating on sterile deionizedwater in order to desalt the ligation mixture (incubation for 30 min atroom temperature). E. coli TOP10 cells were transformed byelectroporation with 5 μL of the desalted sample. The plasmid DNA ofseveral resulting ampicillin-resistant colonies was analyzed byrestriction enzyme digestion. A positive clone was withheld anddenominated pFPMT-CL-H6-K-E1 (SEQ ID NO:40, FIG. 18).

Example 6 Transformation of Hansenula Polymorpha and Selection ofTransformants

[0327]H. polymorpha strain RB 11 was been transformed (PEG-mediated DNAuptake protocol essentially as described by (Klebe, R. J. et al. 1983)with the modification of (Roggenkamp, R. et al. 1986) with the differentparental shuttle vectors as described in Examples 1 to 5. For eachtransfonnation, 72 uracil-prototrophic colonies were selected and usedfor strain generation by the following procedure. For each colony, a 2mL liquid culture was inoculated and grown in test tubes for 48 h (37°C.; 160 rpm; angle 45°) in selective medium (YNB/glucose, Difco). Thisstep is defined as the first passaging step. A 150 μL aliquot of thecultures of the first passaging step were used to inoculate 2 mL freshYNB/glucose medium. Again, the cultures have been incubated as describedabove (second passaging step). Together, eight of such passaging stepswere carried out. Aliquots of the cultures after the third and theeighth passaging steps were used to inoculate 2 mL of non-selective YPDmedium (Difco). After 48 h of incubation at 37° C. (160 rpm; angle 45°;the so-called first stabilization step), 150 μL aliquots of these YPDcultures have been used to inoculate fresh 2 mL YPD cultures which wereincubated as described above (second stabilization step). Aliquots ofthe cultures of the second stabilization step were then streaked onplates containing selective YNB/agar. These plates were incubated forfour days until macroscopic colonies became visible. A well-definedsingle colony of each separation was defined as strain and used forfurther expression analysis.

[0328] Expression analysis was performed on small-scale shake flaskcultures. A colony was picked from the above mentioned YNB/agar plateand inoculated in 2 mL YPD and incubated for 48 h as mentioned above.This 2 mL-aliquot was used as seed culture for 20 mL shake flaskculture. YPGlycerol (1%) was used as medium and the shake flask wasincubated on a rotary shaker (200 rpm, 37° C.). After 48 h of growth 1%MeOH was added to the culture for induction of the expression cassette.At different time intervals cell pellets of 1 mL aliquots were collectedand stored at −20° C. until further analysis. Specific proteinexpression was analyzed by SDS-PAGE/ Western blotting. Therefore cellpellets were solubilized in sample-buffer (TrisHCl-SDS) and incubatedfor >15 minutes at 95° C. Proteins were separated on a 15%polyacryl-amide gel and blotted (wet-blot; bicarbonate buffer) ontonitrocellulose membranes. Blots were developed using a specific murineanti-E1 (IGH 201) or murine anti-E2 (IGH 216, described by Maertens etal. in WO96/04385) as first antibody, Rabbit-Anti-Mouse- AP was used assecond antibody. Staining was performed with NBT-BCIP.

[0329] Positive strains were withheld for further investigation.

[0330] Five of these positive clones were used in a shake flaskexpression experiment. A colony of the respective strain was picked fromYNB plate and used to inoculate 2 mL YPD. These cultures were incubatedas described above. This cell suspension was used to inoculate a secondseed culture of 100 mL YPD medium in a 500 mL shake flask. This shakeflask was incubated on a rotary shaker for 48 h at 37° C. and 200 rpm. A25 mL aliquot of this seed culture was used to inoculate 250 mLYPGlycerol (1%) medium and was incubated in a baffled 2-1 shake flaskunder the above described conditions. 48 h after inoculation 1% MeOH(promotor induction) was added and the shake flasks were furtherincubated under the above described conditions. 24 h post induction, theexperiment was stopped and cell pellets collected by centrifugation. Theexpression level of the five different clones was analyzed bySDS-PAGE/Western blotting (conditions as above). A titration series ofeach clone was loaded onto the gel and the most productive strain wasselected for further fermentation and purification trials.

[0331] Surprisingly, H. polymorpha, a yeast strain closely related toPichia pastoris (Gellissen, G. 2000), is able to express HCV proteinsessentially without hyperglycosylation and thus with sugar moietiescomparable in size to the HCV envelope proteins expressed byHCV-recombinant vaccinia virus-infected mammalian cells.

[0332] The Hansenula polymorpha strain RB 11 was deposited on Apr. 19,2002 under the conditions of the Budapest Treaty at the Mycothèque del'UCL (MUCL), Université Catholique de Louvain, Laboratoire demycologie, Place Croix du Sud 3 bte 6, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgiumand has the MUCL accession number MUCL43805.

Example 7 Construction of pSY1aMFE1sH6A Vector

[0333] The S. cerevisiae expression plasmid was constructed as follows.An E1-coding sequence was isolated as a NsI1/Eco52I fragment frompGEMT-E1sH6 (SEQ ID NO:6, FIG. 1) which was made blunt-ended (using T4DNA polymerase) and cloned in the pYIG5 vector (SEQ ID NO:41, FIG. 19)using T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer) according to the supplier'sspecifications. The cloning was such that the E1s-H6 encoding fragmentwas joined directly and in frame to the αMF-coding sequence. Theligation mixture was transformed in E. coli DH5αF′ cells. Subsequently,the plasmid DNA of several ampicilin resistant clones was analyzed byrestriction digestion and a positive clone was withheld and denominatedas pYIG5E1H6 (ICCG3470; SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 20).

[0334] The expression cassette (containing the αMF-sequence and theE1s-coding region with a His-tag) was transferred as a BamHI fragment(2790 bp) of pYIG5E1H6 into the BamHI-digested E. coli/S. cerevisiaepSY1 shuttle vector (SEQ ID NO:21, FIG. 43). The ligation was performedwith T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer) according to supplier's conditions. Theligation mix was transformed to E. coli DH5αF′ cells, and the plasmidDNA of several ampicilin resistant colonies was analyzed by restrictionenzyme digestion. A positive clone was withheld and denominatedpSY1aMFE1sH6a (ICCG3479; SEQ ID NO:44, FIG. 22).

Example 8 Construction of pSYYIGSE2H6 Vector

[0335] The S. cerevisiae expression plasmid pSYYIGSE2H6 was constructedas follows. An E2 coding sequence was isolated as a SalI/KpnI fragmentfrom pBSK-E2sH6 (SEQ ID NO:45, FIG. 23) which was made blunt-ended(using T4 DNA polymerase) and subsequently cloned in the pYIG5 vector(SEQ ID NO:41, FIG. 19) using T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer) according tothe supplier's specifications. The cloning was such that the E2-H6encoding fragment was joined directly and in frame to the αMF-codingsequence. The ligation mixture was then transformed to E. coli DH5αF′cells, the plasmid DNA of several ampicilin resistant clones wasanalyzed by restriction digestion and a positive clone withheld anddenominated as pYIG5HCCL-22aH6 (ICCG2424; SEQ ID NO:46, FIG. 24).

[0336] The expression cassette (containing the α-sequence and the E2(384-673) coding region with a His-tag) was transferred as a BamHIfragment (3281 bp) of pYIG5HCCL-22aH6 into the BamHI opened E. coli/S.cerevisiae pSY1 shuttle vector (SEQ ID NO:43, FIG. 21). The ligation wasperformed with T4 DNA ligase (Boehringer) according to supplier'sconditions. The ligation mix was transformed to E. coli DH5αF′ cells andthe plasmid DNA of several ampicilin resistant colonies was analyzed byrestriction enzyme digestion. A restriction positive clone was withheldand denominated pSYYIGSE2H6 (ICCG2466; SEQ ID NO:47, FIG. 25).

Example 9 Construction of pSY1YIG7E1s Vector

[0337] The S. cerevisiae expression plasmid pSY1YIG7E1s was constructedas follows. An E1 coding sequence was isolated as a NsI1/Eco52I fragmentfrom pGEMT-E1s (SEQ ID NO:6, FIG. 1) which was made blunt-ended andcloned into the pYIG7 vector (SEQ ID NO:48, FIG. 26) using T4 DNA ligase(Boehringer) according to the supplier's specifications. The cloning wassuch that the E1-encoding fragment was joined directly and in frame tothe αMF-coding sequence. The ligation mixture was transformed to E. coliDH5αF′ cells, the plasmid DNA of several ampicilin resistant clonesanalyzed by restriction digestion and a positive clone withheld anddenominated as pYIG7E1 (SEQ ID NO:49, FIG. 27).

[0338] The expression cassette (containing the CL leader sequence andthe E1 (192-326) coding region) was transferred as a BamHI fragment(2790 bp) of pYIG7E1 into the BamHI-digested E. coli/S. cerevisiae pSY1shuttle vector (SEQ ID NO:43, FIG. 21). The ligation was performed withT4 DNA ligase (Boehringer) according to supplier's conditions. Theligation mix was transformed to E. coli DH5αF′ cells and the plasmid DNAof several ampicilin resistant colonies was analyzed by restrictionenzyme digestion. A positive clone was withheld and denominatedpSY1YIG7E1s (SEQ ID NO:50, FIG. 28).

Example 10 Transformation of Saccaromyces Cerevisiae and Selection ofTransformants

[0339] In order to overcome hyper-glycosylation problems, often reportedfor proteins over-expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a mutantscreening was set-up. This screening was based on the method of Ballou(Ballou, L. et al. 1991), whereby spontaneous recessiveorthovanadate-resistant mutants were selected. Initial strain selectionwas performed based on the glycosylation pattern of invertase, asobserved after native gel electrophoresis. A strain, reduced inglycosylation capabilities, was withheld for further recombinant proteinexpression experiments and denominated strain IYCC155. The nature ofmutation has not been further studied.

[0340] Said glycosylation-deficient strain IYCC155 was transformed withthe plasmids as described in Examples 7 to 9 essentially by to thelithium acetate method as described by Elble (Elble, R. 1992). SeveralUra complemented strains were picked from a selective YNB+2% agar plate(Difco) and used to inoculate 2 ml YNB+2% glucose. These cultures wereincubated for 72 h, 37° C., 200 rpm on orbital shaker, and the culturesupernatant and intracellular fractions were analysed for expression ofE1 by western blot developed with a E1 specific murine monoclonalantibody (IGH 201). A high producing clone was withheld for furtherexperiments.

[0341] The expression of proteins in the S. cerivisiae glycosylationdeficient mutant used here is hampered by the suboptimal growthcharacteristics of such strains which leads to a lower biomass yield andthus a lower yield of the desired proteins compared to wild-type S.cerivisiae strains. The yield of the desired proteins was stillsubstantially higher than in mammalian cells.

Example 11 Construction of pPICZalphaD′E1sH6 and pPICZalphaE′E1sH6Vectors

[0342] The shuttle vector pPICZalphaE′E1sH6 was constructed startingfrom the pPICZalphaA vector (Invitrogen; SEQ ID NO:51, FIG. 29). In afirst step said vector was adapted in order to enable cloning of the E1coding sequence directly behind the cleavage site of the KEX2 or STE13processing proteases, respectively. Therefore pPICZalphaA was digestedwith XhoI and NotI. The digest was separated on a 1% agarose gel and the3519 kb fragment (major part of vector) was isolated and purified bymeans of a gel extraction kit (Qiagen). This fragment was then ligatedusing T4 polymerase (Boehringer) according to the supplier's conditionsin presence of specific oligonucleotides yielding pPICZalphaD′ (SEQ IDNO:52, FIG. 30) or pPICZalphaE′ (SEQ ID NO:53, FIG. 31).

[0343] The following oligonucleotides were used:

[0344] for constructing pPICZalphaD′: (SEQ ID NO:54) 8822:5′-TCGAGAAAAGGGGCCCGAATTCGCATGC-3′; and (SEQ ID NO:55) 8823:5′-GGCCGCATGCGAATTCGGGCCCCTTTTC-3′

[0345] which yield, after annealing, the linker oligonucleotide:TCGAGAAAAGGGGCCCGAATTCGCATGC (SEQ ID NO:54)    CTTTTCCCCGGGCTTAAGCGTACGCCGG (SEQ ID NO:55)

[0346] for constructing pPICZalphaE′ (SEQ ID NO: 56) 8649:5′-TCGAGAAAAGAGAGGCTGAAGCCTGCAGCATATGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 57) 8650:5′-GGCCGCATATGCTGCAGGCTTCAGCCTCTCTTTTC-3′

[0347] which yield, after annealing, the linker oligonucleotide: (SEQ IDNO:56) TCGAGAAAAGAGAGGCTGAAGCCTGCAGCATATGC (SEQ ID NO:57)    CTTTTCTCTCCGACTTCGGACGTCGTATACGCCGG

[0348] These shuttle vectors pPICZalphaD′ and pPICZalphaE′ have newlyintroduced cloning sites directly behind the cleavage site of therespective processing proteases, KEX2 and STE13.

[0349] The E1-H6 coding sequence was isolated as a NsIl/Eco52I fragmentfrom pGEMT-E1sH6 (SEQ ID NO:6, FIG. 1). The fragment was purified usinga gel extraction kit (Qiagen) after separation of the digest on a 1%agarose gel. The resulting fragment was made blunt-ended (using T4 DNApolymerase) and ligated into either pPICZalphaD′ or pPICZalphaE′directly behind the respective processing protease cleavage site.

[0350] The ligation mixtures were transformed to E. coli TOP10F′ cellsand plasmid DNA of several zeocin resistant colonies analyzed byrestriction enzyme digestion. Positive clones were withheld anddenominated pPICZalphaD′E1sH6 (ICCG3694; SEQ ID NO:58, FIG. 32) andpPICZalphaE′E1sH6 (ICCG3475; SEQ ID NO:59, FIG. 33), respectively.

Example 12 Construction of pPICZalphaD′E2sH6 and pPICZalphaE′E2H6Vectors

[0351] The shuttle vectors pPICZalphaD′ and pPICZalphaE′ wereconstructed as described in Example 11.

[0352] The E2-H6 coding sequence was isolated as a SalI/KpnI fragmentfrom pBSK-E2sH6 (SEQ ID NO:45, FIG. 23). The fragment was purified witha gel extraction kit (Qiagen) after separation of the digest on a 1%agarose gel. The resulting fragment was made blunt-ended (using T4 DNApolymerase) and ligated into either pPICZalphaD′ or pPICZalphaE′directly behind the respective processing protease cleavage site.

[0353] The ligation mixture was transformed to E. coli TOP10F′ celllsand the plasmid DNA of several zeocin resistant colonies was analyzed byrestriction enzyme digestion. Positive clone were withheld anddenominated pPICZalphaD′E2sH6 (ICCG3692; SEQ ID NO:60, FIG. 34) andpPICZalphaE′E2sH6 (ICGG3476; SEQ ID NO:61, FIG. 35), respectively.

Example 13 Transformation of Pichia pastoris and Selection ofTransformants

[0354] The P. pastoris shuttle plasmids as described in Examples 11 and12 were transformed to P. pastoris cells according to the supplier'sconditions (Invitrogen). An E1- and an E2-producing strain were withheldfor further characterization.

[0355] The HCV envelope proteins were expressed in P. pastoris, a yeaststrain well known for the fact that hyperglycosylation is normallyabsent (Gellissen, G. 2000) and previously used to express dengue virusE protein as GST fusion (Sugrue, R. J. et al. 1997). Remarkably, theresulting P. pastoris-expressed HCV envelope proteins displayed acomparable glycosylation as is observed in wild-type Saccharomycesstrains. More specifically, the HCV envelope proteins produced by P.pastoris are hyperglycosylated (based on the molecular weight of theexpression products detected in western-blots of proteins isolated fromtransformed P. pastoris cells).

Example 14 Culture Conditions for Saccaromyces Cerevisiae, HansenulaPolymorpha and Pichia Pastoris

[0356]Saccharomyces cerevisiae

[0357] Cell Banking

[0358] Of the selected recombinant clone a master cell bank and workingcell bank were prepared. Cryo-vials were prepared from amid-exponentially grown shake flask culture (incubation conditions asfor fermentation seed cultures, see below). Glycerol was added (50%final conc.) as a cryoprotectant.

[0359] Fermentation

[0360] Seed cultures were started from a cryo-preserved working cellbank vial and grown in 500 mL medium (YNB supplemented with 2% sucrose,Difco) in a 2 L Erlenmeyer shake flasks at 37° C., 200 rpm for 48 h.

[0361] Fermentations were typically performed in Biostat C fermentorswith a working volume of 15 L (B.Braun Int., Melsungen, Germany). Thefermentation medium contained 1% Yeast Extract, 2% Peptone and 2%sucrose as carbon source. Poly-ethylene glycol was used as anti-foamagent.

[0362] Temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen were typically controlledduring the fermentation, applicable set-points are summarised inTable 1. Dissolved oxygen was cascade controlled by agitation/aeration.pH was controlled by addition of NaOH (0.5 M) or H₃PO₄ solution (8.5%).TABLE 1 Typical parameter settings for S. cerevisiae fermentationsParameter set-point Temperature   33-37° C. pH  4.2-5.0 DO (growthphase)   10-40% air saturation DO (induction)   0-5% aeration  0.5-1.8vvm* agitation  150-900 rpm

[0363] The fermentation was started by the addition of 10% seed-culture.During the growth phase the sucrose concentration was monitored off-lineby HPLC analysis (Polysphere Column OAKC Merck).

[0364] During the growth phase the dissolved oxygen was controlled bycascade control (agitation/aeration). After complete metabolisation ofsucrose the heterologous protein production was driven by the endogenousproduced ethanol supplemented with stepwise addition of EtOH in order tomaintain the concentration at approximately 0.5% (off-line HPLCanalysis, polyspher OAKC column) During this induction phase thedissolved oxygen was controlled below 5% air-saturation, by manualadjustment of airflow rate and agitator speed.

[0365] Typically the fermentation was harvested 48 to 72 h postinduction by concentration via tangential flow filtration followed bycentrifugation of the concentrated cell suspension to obtain cellpellets. If not analyzed immediately, cell pellets were stored at −70°C.

[0366]Hansenula polymorpha

[0367] Cell Banking

[0368] Of the selected recombinant clone a master cell bank and workingcell bank were prepared. Cryo-vials were prepared from amid-exponentially grown shake flask culture (incubation conditions asfor fermentation seed cultures, see below). Glycerol was added (50%final conc.) as a cryoprotectant.

[0369] Fermentation

[0370] Seed cultures were started from a cryo-preserved (−70° C.)working cell bank vial and grown in 500 mL medium (YPD, Difco) in a 2 LErlenmeyer shake flasks at 37° C., 200 rpm for 48 h.

[0371] Fermentations were typically performed in Biostat C fermentorswith a working volume of 15 L (B.Braun Int., Melsungen, Germany). Thefermentation medium contained 1% Yeast Extract, 2% Peptone and 1%glycerol as carbon source. Poly-ethylene glycol was used as anti-foamagent.

[0372] Temperature, pH, air-in and dissolved oxygen were typicallycontrolled during the fermentation, applicable set-points are summarisedin Table 2. Dissolved oxygen was controlled by agitation. pH wascontrolled by addition of NaOH (0.5 M) or H₃PO₄ solution (8.5%). TABLE 2Typical parameter settings for H. polymorpha fermentations Parameterset-point Temperature   30-40° C. pH  4.2-5.0 DO   10-40% air saturationaeration  0.5-1.8 vvm* agitation  150-900 rpm

[0373] The fermentation was started by the addition of 10% seed-culture.During the growth phase the glycerol concentration was monitoredoff-line (Polysphere Column OAKC Merck) and 24 h after complete glycerolconsumption 1% methanol was added in order to induce the heterologousprotein expression. The fermentation was harvested 24 h post inductionby concentration via tangential flow filtration followed bycentrifugation of the concentrated cell suspension to obtain cellpellets. If not analyzed immediately, cell pellets were stored at −70°C.

[0374]Pichia pastoris

[0375] Small scale protein production experiments with recombinantPichia pastoris were set up in shake flask cultures. Seed cultures weregrown overnight in YPD medium (Difco). Initial medium pH was correctedto 4.5. Shake flasks were incubated on a rotary shaker at 200-250 rpm,37° C.

[0376] The small scale production was typically performed at 500 mLscale in 2 L shake flasks and were started with a 10% inoculation inexpression medium, containing 1% Yeast extract, 2% Peptone (both Difco),and 2% glycerol as carbon source. Incubation conditions were as for theseed culture. Induction was started by addition of 1% MeOH approximately72 h after inoculation. The cells were collected 24 h post induction bycentrifugation. If not analyzed immediately, cell pellets were stored at−70° C.

Example 15 Leader Peptide Removal from MFα-E1-H6 and MFα-E2-H6ProteinsExpressed in Selected Yeast Cells

[0377] The expression products in Hansenula polymorpha and aSaccharomyces cerevisiae glycosylation minus strain of the HCV E1 and E2protein constructs with the α-mating factor (αMF) leader sequence of S.cerevisiae were further analyzed. Since both genotype 1b HCV E1s (aa192-326) and HCV E2s (aa 383-673 extended by the VIEGR (SEQ IDNO:69)-sequence) were expressed as C-terminal his-tagged (H6, HHHHHH,SEQ ID NO:63; said HCV proteins are furtheron in this Example denoted asαMF-E1-H6 and αMF-E2-H6) proteins, a rapid and efficient purification ofthe expressed products after guanidinium chloride (GuHCl)-solubilizationof the yeast cells was performed on Ni-IDA (Ni-iminodiacetic acid). Inbrief, cell pellets were resuspended in 50 MM phosphate, 6M GuHCl, pH7.4 (9 vol/g cells). Proteins were sulfonated overnight at roomtemperature (RT) in the presence of 320 mM (4% w/v) sodium sulfite and65 mM (2% w/v) sodium tetrathionate. The lysate was cleared after afreeze-thaw cycle by centrifugation (10.000 g, 30 min, 4° C.) andEmpigen (Albright & Wilson, UK) and imidazole were added to thesupernatant to final concentrations of 1% (w/v) and 20 mM, respectively.The sample was filtrated (0.22 μM) and loaded on a Ni-IDA Sepharose FFcolumn, which was equilibrated with 50 mM phosphate, 6M GuHCl., 1%Empigen (buffer A) supplemented with 20 mM imidazole. The column waswashed sequentially with buffer A containing 20 mM and 50 mM imidazole,respectively, till absorbance at 280 nm reached baseline level. Thehis-tagged products were eluted by applying buffer D, 50 mM phosphate,6M GuHCl, 0.2% (for E1) or 1% (for E2) Empigen, 200 mM imidazole. Theeluted materials were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and western-blot using aspecific monoclonal antibodies directed against E1 (IGH201), or E2(IGH212).

[0378] The E1-products were immediately analyzed by Edman degradation.

[0379] Since at this stage, SDS-PAGE revealed already a very complexpicture of protein bands for HCV E2, a further fractionation by sizeexclusion chromatography was performed. The Ni-IDA eluate wasconcentrated by ultrafiltration (MWCO 10 kDa, centriplus, Amicon,Millipore) and loaded on Superdex G200 (10/30 or 16/60; Pharmacia) inPBS, 1% Empigen or PBS, 3% Empigen. Elution fractions, containing E2products, with a Mr between ˜80 kDa and ˜45 kDa, i.e. fractions 17-23 ofthe elution profile in FIG. 37 based on the migration on SDS-PAGE (FIG.38), were pooled and alkylated (incubation with 10 mM DTT 3 h at RTfollowed by incubation with 30 mM iodo-acetamide for 3 hours at RT).Samples for amino-terninal sequencing were treated with Endo H (RocheBiochemicals) or left untreated. The glycosylated and deglycosylated E2products were blotted on PVDF-membranes for amino-terminal sequencing.An amido-black stained blot of glycosylated and deglycosylated E2 isshown in FIG. 39.

[0380] The sequencing of both E1 and E2 purified products lead to thedisappointing observation that removal of the signal sequence from theHCV envelope proteins is occurring only partially (see Table 3). Inaddition, the majority of the side products (degradation products andproducts still containing the leader sequence or part thereof) areglycosylated. This glycosylation resides even in part on the non-cleavedfragment of the signal sequence which contains also an N-glycosylationsite. These sites can be mutated in order to result in less glycosylatedside products. However, even more problematic is the finding that somealternatively cleaved products have only 1 to 4 amino acids differencecompared to the desired intact envelope protein. Consequently,purification of the correctly processed product is virtually impossibledue to the lack of sufficiently discriminating biochemicalcharacteristics between the different expression products. Several ofthe degradation products may be a result of a Kex-2 like cleavage (e.g.the cleavage observed after aa 196 of E1 which is a cleavage after anarginine), which is also required for the cleavage of the α-matingfactor leader and which can thus not be blocked without disturbing thisessential process.

[0381] A high E1 producing clone derived from transformation of S.cerevisiae IYCC155 with pSY1YIG7E1s (SEQ ID NO:50; FIG. 28) was comparedwith a high producing clone derived from transformation of S. cerevisiaeIYCC155 with pSY1aMFE1sH6YIG1E1s (SEQ ID NO:44; FIG. 22). Theintracellular expression of the E1 protein was evaluated after 2 up to 7days after induction, and this by means of Western-blot using the E1specific monoclonal antibody (IGH 201). As can be judged from FIG. 40,maximal expression was observed after 2 days for both strains but theexpression patterns for both strains are completely different.Expression with the α-mating factor leader results in a very complexpattern of bands, which is a consequence from the fact that theprocessing of the leader is not efficient. This leads to severalexpression products with a different amino-terminus and of which someare modified by 1 to 5 N-glycosylations. However, for the E1 expressedwith the CL leader a limited number of distinct bands is visible whichreflects the high level of correct CL leader removal and the fact thatonly this correctly processed material may be modified byN-glycosylation (1 to 5 chains), as observed for Hansenula-derived E1expressed with the same CL leader (see Example 16).

[0382] The hybridoma cell line producting the monoclonal antibodydirected against E1 (IGH201) was deposited on Mar. 12, 1998 under theconditions of the Budapest Treaty at the European Collection of CellCultures, Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Salisbury,Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK, and has the accession number ECACC 98031216). Themonoclonal antibody directed against E2 (IGH212) has been described asantibody 12D11F2 in Example 7.4 by Maertens et al. in WO96/04385. TABLE3 Identification of N-termini of αMF-E1-H6 and αMF-E2-H6 proteinsexpressed in S. cerevisiae or H. polymorpha. Based on the N-terminalsequencing the amount of N-termini of the mature E1-H6 and E2-H6proteins could be estimated (“mature” indicating correct removal of theαMF signal sequence). The total amount of protein products wascalculated as of protein based on the intensity of the peaks recoveredby pmol Edman degradation. Subsequently, for each specific protein (i.e.for each ‘detected N-terminus’) the mol % versus the total wasestimated. Yeast αMF-E1-H6 αMF-E2-VIEGR-H6 S. cerevisiae Experiment 1: /16% of proteins still containing αMF sequences 18% of proteins cleavedbetween aa 195 and 196 of E1 66% of proteins with correctly removed αMFExperiment 2 / 18% of proteins still containing αMF sequences 33% ofproteins cleaved between aa 195 and 196 of E1  8% of other proteinsother E1 cleavage products 44% of proteins with correctly removed αMF H.polymorpha 64% of proteins still containing 75% of proteins still αMFsequences containing αMF sequences  6% of proteins cleaved between 25%of proteins with aa 192 and 193 of E1 correctly removed αMF 30% ofproteins with correctly removed αMF

Example 16 Expression of an E1 Construct in Yeast Suitable for LargeScale Production and Purification

[0383] Several other leader sequences were used to replace the S.cerevisiae αMF leader peptide including CHH (leader sequence of Carcinusmaenas hyperglycemic hormone), Amyl (leader sequence of amylase from S.occidentalis), Gam1 (leader sequence of glucoamylase from S.occidentalis), Phy5 (leader sequence from fungal phytase), phol (leadersequence from acid phosphatase from Pichia pastoris) and CL (leader ofavian lysozyme C, 1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramidase C) and linked to E1-H6(i.e. E1 with C-terminal his-tag). All constructs were expressed inHansenula polymorpha and each of the resulting cell lysates wassubjected to western blot analysis. This allowed already to concludethat the extent of removal of the leader or signal sequence or peptidewas extremely low, except for the construct wherein CL is used as leaderpeptide. This was confirmed for the CHH-E1-H6 construct byEdman-degradation of Ni-IDA purified material: no correctly cleavedproduct could be detected although several different sequences wererecovered (see Table 4). TABLE 4 Identification of N-termini ofCHH-E1-H6 proteins expressed in H. polymorpha, based on N-terminal aminoacid sequencing of different protein bands after separation by SDS-PAGEand blotting to a PVDF membrane. Molecular size Identified N-termini 45kD starts at amino acid 27 of CHH leader = only pre-sequence cleaved,pro- sequence still attached 26 kD partially starts at amino acid 1 ofCHH leader = no removal of pre- pro-sequence partially starts at aminoacid 9 of CHH leader = product of alternative translation starting atsecond AUG codon 24 kD partially starts at amino acid 1 of CHH leader =no removal of pre- pro-sequence partially starts at amino acid 9 of CHHleader = product of alternative translation starting at second AUG codon

[0384] As mentioned already, the western-blots of the cell lysatesrevealed a pattern of E1 specific protein bands, indicative for a higherdegree of correct removal of the CL leader peptide. This is surprisingsince this leader is not derived from a yeast. Amino acid sequencing byEdman degradation of GuHCl solubilized and Ni-IDA purified materialindeed confirmed that 84% of the E1 proteins is correctly cleaved andthe material is essentially free of degradation products. Still 16% ofnon-processed material is present but since this material isnon-glycosylated it can be easily removed from the mixture allowingspecific enrichment of correctly cleaved and glycosylated E1. Such amethod for enrichment may be an affinity chromatography on lectins,other alternatives are also given in Example 19. Alternatively, thehigher hydrophobic character of the non-glycosylated material may beused to select and optimize other enrichment procedures. The correctremoval of the CL leader peptide from the CL-E1-H6 protein was furtherconfirmed by mass spectrometry which also confirmed that up to 4 out ofthe 5 N-glycosylation sites of genotype 1b E1s can be occupied, wherebythe sequence NNSS (amino acids 233 to 236; SEQ ID NO:73) are consideredto be a single N-glycosylation site.

Example 17 Purification and Biochemial Characterization of the HCV E2Protein Expressed in Hansenula Polymorpha from the CL-E2-H6 EncodingConstruct

[0385] The efficiency of removal of the CL leader peptide fromCL-E2-VIEGR-H6 (furtheron in this Example denoted as “CL-E2-H6”) proteinexpressed in Hansenula polymorpha was analyzed. Since the HCV E2s (aa383-673) was expressed as a his-tagged protein, a rapid and efficientpurification of the expressed protein after GuHCl-solubilization ofcollected cells was performed on Ni-IDA. In brief, cell pellets wereresuspended in 30 mM phosphate, 6 M GuHCl, pH 7.2 (9 mL buffer/g cells).The protein was sulfonated overnight at room temperature in the presenceof 320 mM (4% w/v) sodium sulfite and 65 mM (2% w/v) sodiumtetrathionate. The lysate was cleared after a freeze-thaw cycle bycentrifugation (10.000 g, 30 min, 4° C.). Empigen BB (Albright & Wilson)and imidazole were added to a final concentration of 1% (w/v) and 20 mM,respectively. All further chromatographic steps were executed on an AktaFPLC workstation (Pharmacia). The sample was filtrated through a 0.22 μmpore size membrane (cellulose acetate) and loaded on a Ni-IDA column(Chelating Sepharose FF loaded with Ni , Pharmacia), which wasequilibrated with 50 mM phosphate, 6 M GuHCl, 1% Empigen BB, pH 7.2(buffer A) supplemented with 20 mM imidazole. The column was washedsequentially with buffer A containing 20 mM and 50 mM imidazole,respectively, till the absorbance at 280 nm reached the baseline level.The his-tagged products were eluted by applying buffer D, 50 mMphosphate, 6 M GuHCl, 0.2% Empigen BB (pH 7.2), 200 mM imidazole. Thepurified materials were analysed by SDS-PAGE and western-blot using aspecific monoclonal antibody directed against E2 (IGH212) (FIG. 41). TheIMAC-purified E2-H6 protein was also subjected to N-terminal sequencingby Edman degradation. Thereto proteins were treated with N-glycosidase F(Roche) (0.2 U/μg E2, 1 h incubation at 37° C. in PBS/3% empigen BB) orleft untreated. The glycosylated and deglycosylated E2-H6 proteins weresubjected to SDS-PAGE and blotted on a PVDF-membrane for amino acidsequencing (analysis was performed on a PROCISE™ 492 protein sequencer,Applied Biosystems). Since at this stage, SDS-PAGE revealed somedegradation products, a further fractionation by size exclusionchromatography was performed. Hereto, the Ni-IDA eluate was concentratedby ultrafiltration (MWCO 10 kDa, centriplus, Amicon, Millipore) andloaded on a Superdex G200 (Pharmacia) in PBS, 1% Empigen BB. Elutionfractions, containing mainly intact E2s related products with a Mrbetween ˜30 kDa and 70 kDa based on the migration on SDS-PAGE, werepooled and eventually alkylated (incubation with 5 mM DTT for 30 minutesat 37° C., followed by incubation with 20 mM iodoacetamide for 30minutes at 37° C.). The possible presence of degradation products afterIMAC purification can thus be overcome by a further fractionation of theintact product by means of size exclusion chromatography. Anunexpectedly good result was obtained. Based on the N-terminalsequencing the amount of E2 product from which the CL leader peptide isremoved could be estimated. The total amount of protein products iscalculated as pmol of protein based on the intensity of the peaksrecovered by Edman degradation. Subsequently, for each specific protein(i.e. for each ‘detected N-terminus’) the mol % versus the total isestimated. In the current experiment, only the correct N-terminus ofE2-H6 was detected and other variants of E2-H6 lacking amino acid of theE2 protein or containing N-terminal amino acids not comprised in the E2protein were absent. In conclusion, the E2-H6 protein expressed by H.polymorpha as CL-E2-H6 protein was isolated without any further in vitroprocessing as a >95% correctly cleaved protein. This is in sharpcontrast with the fidelity of leader peptide removal by H. polymorpha ofthe aMF-E2-H6 protein to the E2-H6 protein, which was estimated to occurin 25% of the isolated proteins (see Table 3).

Example 18 Purifictaion and Biochemical Characterization of the HCV E1Protein Expressed in Hansenula Molymorpha from the CL-H6-K-E1 EncodinConstruct and In Vitro Processing of H6-Containing Proteins

[0386] The efficiency of removal of the CL leader peptide from theCL-H6-K-E1 protein expressed in H. polymorpha was analyzed, as well asthe efficiency of subsequent in vitro processing in order to remove theH6 (his-tag)-adaptor peptide and the Endo Lys-C processing site. Sincethe HCV E1s (aa 192-326) was expressed as a N-terminal His-K-taggedprotein CL-H6-K-E1, a rapid and efficient purification could beperformed as described in Example 17. The elution profile of theIMAC-chromatographic purification of H6-K-E1 (and possibly residualCL-H6-K-E1) proteins is shown in FIG. 42. After SDS-PAGE and silverstaining of the gel and western-blot analysis using a specificmonoclonal antibody directed against E1 (IGH201) (FIG. 43), the elutionfractions (63-69) containing the recombinant E1s products were pooled(‘IMAC pool’) and subjected to an overnight Endoproteinase Lys-C (Roche)treatment (enzyme/substrate ratio of {fraction (1/50)} (w/w), 37° C.) inorder to remove the H6-K-fusion tail. Removal of non-processed fusionproduct was performed by a negative IMAC chromatography step on a Ni-IDAcolumn whereby Endo-Lys-C-processed proteins are collected in theflow-through fraction. Hereto the Endoproteinase Lys-C digested proteinsample was applied on a Ni-IDA column after a 10-fold dilution with 10mM NaH₂PO₄. 3H₂O, 1% (v/v) Empigen B, pH 7.2 (buffer B) followed bywashing with buffer B till the absorbance at 280 nm reached the baselinelevel. The flow through was collected in different fractions (1-40) thatwere screened for the presence of E1s-products (FIG. 44). The fractions(7-28), containing intact E1 from which the N-terminal H6-K (andpossibly residual CL-H6-K) tail is removed (with a Mr between ˜15 kDaand ˜30 kDa based on the migration on SDS-PAGE followed by silverstaining or western blot analysis using a specific monoclonal antibodydirected against E1 (IGH201), were pooled and alkylated (incubation with5 mM DTT for 30 minutes at 37° C., followed by incubation with 20 mMiodoacetamide for 30 minutes at 37° C.). This material was subjected toN-terminal sequencing (Edman degradation). Hereto, protein samples weretreated with N-glycosidase F (Roche) (0.2U/μg E1, 1 h incubation at 37°C. in PBS/3% empigen BB) or left untreated. The glycosylated anddeglycosylated E1 proteins were then separated by SDS-PAGE and blottedon a PVDF-membrane for further analysis by Edman degradation (analysiswas performed on a PROCISE™ 492 protein sequencer, Applied Biosystems).Based on the N-terminal sequencing the amount of correctly processed E1product could be estimated (processing includes correct cleavage of theH6-K-sequence). The total amount of protein products is calculated aspmol of protein based on the intensity of the peaks recovered by Edmandegradation. Subsequently, for each specific protein (i.e. for each‘detected N-terminus’) the mol % versus the total is estimated. In thecurrent experiment, only the correct N-terminus of E1 was detected andnot the N-termini of other processing variants of H6-K-E1. Basedthereon, in vitro processing by Endo Lys-C of the H6-K-E1E1 (andpossibly residual CL-H6-K-E1) protein to the E1 protein was estimated tooccur with a fidelity of more than 95%.

Example 19 Specific Removal of Low-Glycosylated Forms of HCV E1 ByHeparin

[0387] In order to find specific purification steps for HCV envelopeproteins from yeast cells binding with heparin was evaluated. Heparin isknown to bind to several viruses and consequently binding to the HCVenvelope has already been suggested (Garson, J. A. et al. 1999). Inorder to analyze this potential binding, heparin was biotinylated andinteraction with HCV E1 analyzed in microtiterplates coated with eithersulfonated HCV E1 from H. polymorpha, alkylated HCV E1 from H.polymorpha (both produced as described in Example 16) and alkylated HCVE1 from a culture of mammalian cells transfected with a vacciniaexpression vector. Surprisingly, a strong binding could only be observedwith sulfonated HCV E1 from H. polymorpha, while binding with HCV E1from mammalian cell culture was completely absent. By means ofwestern-blot we could show that this binding was specific for the lowermolecular weight bands of the HCV E1 protein mixture (FIG. 45),corresponding to low-glycosylated mature HCV E1s. FIG. 45 also revealsthat sulfonation is not essential for heparin binding since upon removalof this sulfonation binding is still observed for the low molecularweight E1 (lane 4). Alternatively, alkylation is reducing this bindingsubstantially, however, this may be caused by the specific alkylationagent (iodo-acetamide) used in this example. This finding furtherdemonstrated the industrial applicability of the CL-HCV-envelopeexpression cassettes for yeast since we specifically can enrich HCV E1preparations towards a preparation with HCV E1 proteins with a higherdegree of glycosylation (i.e. more glycosylation sites occupied).

Example 20 Formation and Analysis of Virus-Like Particles (VLPs)

[0388] Conversion of the HCV E1 and E2 envelope proteins expressed in H.polymorpha (Examples 16 to 18) to VLPs was done essentially as describedby Depla et al. in WO99/67285 and by Bosman et al. in WO01/30815.Briefly, after cultivation of the transformed H. polymorpha cells duringwhich the HCV envelope proteins were expressed, cells were harvested,lysed in GuHCl and sulphonated as described in Example 17. His-taggedproteins were subsequently purified by IMAC and concentrated byultrafiltration as described in Example 17.

[0389] VLP-formation of HCV Envelope Proteins with Sulphonated Cys-thiolGroups

[0390] The concentrated HCV envelope proteins sulphonated during theisolation procedure were not subjected to a reducing treatment andloaded on a size-exclusion chromatograpy column (Superdex G200,Pharmacia) equilibrated with PBS, 1% (v/v) Empigen. The eluted fractionswere analyzed by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. The fractions with arelative Mr ˜29˜15 kD (based on SDS-PAGE migration) were pooled,concentrated and loaded on Superdex G200, equilibrated with PBS, 3%(w/v) betain, to enforce virus like particle formation (VLP). Thefractions were pooled, concentrated and desalted to PBS, 0.5% (w/v)betain.

[0391] VLP-formation of HCV Envelope Proteins With Irreversibly ModifiedCys-thiol Groups

[0392] The concentrated HCV envelope proteins sulphonated during theisolation procedure were subjected to a reducing treatment (incubationin the presence of 5 mM DTT in PBS) to convert the sulphonated Cys-thiolgroups to free Cys-thiol groups. Irreversible Cys-thiol modification wasperformed by (i) incubation for 30 min in the presence of 20 mMiodoacetamide, or by (ii) incubation for 30 min in the presence of 5 mMN-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and 15 mM biotin-N-ethylmaleimide. The proteinswere subsequently loaded on a size-exclusion chromatograpy column(Superdex G200, Pharmacia) equilibrated with PBS, 1% (v/v) Empigen incase of iodoacetamide-blocking, or with PBS, 0.2% CHAPS in case ofblocking with NEM and biotin-NEM. The eluted fractions were analyzed bySDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The fractions with a relative Mr ˜29˜15kD (based on SDS-PAGE migration) were pooled, concentrated and, to forcevirus-like particle formation, loaded on a Superdex G200 columnequilibrated with PBS, 3% (w/v) betain. The fractions were pooled,concentrated and desalted to PBS, 0.5% (w/v) betain in case ofiodoacetamide-blocking, or with PBS, 0.05% CHAPS in case of blockingwith NEM and biotin-NEM.

[0393] VLP-formation of HCV Envelope Proteins with Reversibly ModifiedCys-thiol Groups

[0394] The concentrated HCV envelope proteins sulphonated during theisolation procedure were subjected to a reducing treatment (incubationin the presence of 5 mM DTT in PBS) to convert the sulphonated Cys-thiolgroups to free Cys-thiol groups. Reversible Cys-thiol modification wasperformed by incubation for 30 min in the presence of dithiodipyridine(DTDP), dithiocarbamate (DTC) or cysteine. The proteins weresubsequently loaded on a size-exclusion chromatograpy column (SuperdexG200, Pharmacia) equilibrated with PBS, 1% (v/v) Empigen. The elutedfractions were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The fractionswith a relative Mr ˜29˜15 kD (based on SDS-PAGE migration) were pooled,concentrated and loaded on Superdex G200, equilibrated with PBS, 3%(w/v) betain, to enforce virus like particle formation (VLP). Thefractions were pooled, concentrated and desalted to PBS, 0.5% (w/v)betain.

[0395] The elution profiles of size-exclusion chromatography in PBS, 3%(w/v) betain to obtain VLPs of H. polymorpha-expressed E2-H6 are shownin FIG. 46 (sulphonated) and FIG. 47 (alkylated with iodoacetamide).

[0396] The elution profiles of size-exclusion chromatography in PBS, 3%(w/v) betain to obtain VLPs of H. polymorpha-expressed E1 are shown inFIG. 48 (sulphonated) and FIG. 49 (alkylated with iodoacetamide). Theresulting VLPs were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and western blotting as shownin FIG. 50.

[0397] Size-Analysis of VLPs Formed by H. polymorpha-expressed HCVEnvelope Proteins

[0398] The VLP particle size was determined by Dynamic Light Scattering.For the light-scattering experiments, a particle-size analyzer (ModelZetasizer 1000 HS, Malvern Instruments Ltd., Malvern, Worcester UK) wasused which was controlled by photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS)software. Photon correlation spectroscopy or dynamic light scattering(DLS) is an optical method that measures brownian motion and relatesthis to the size of particles. Light from a continuous, visible laserbeam is directed through an ensemble of macromolecules or particles insuspension and moving under brownian motion. Some of the laser light isscattered by the particles and this scattered light is measured by aphotomultiplier. Fluctuations in the intensity of scattered light areconverted into electrical pulses which are fed into a correlator. Thisgenerates the autocorrelation function which is passed to a computerwhere the appropriate data analysis is performed. The laser used was a10 mW monochromatic coherent He-Ne laser with a fixed wavelength of 633nm. For each sample, three to six consecutive measurements were taken.

[0399] The results of these experiments are summarized in Table 5. TABLE5 Results of dynamic light scattering analysis on the indicated VLP-compositions of HCV envelope proteins expressed by H. polymorpha. TheVLP particle sizes are given as mean diameter of the particles.Cys-thiol modification E1-H6 E2-VIEGR-H6 E1 sulphonation 25-45 nm   20nm 20-26 nm alkylation 23-56 nm 20-56 nm 21-25 nm (iodoacetamide)

[0400] The observation that sulphonated HCV E1 derived from H.polymorpha still forms particles with a size in the same range asalkylated HCV E1 from Hansenula is surprising. Such an effect was notexpected since the high (up to 8 Cys-thiol groups can be modified on HCVE1) net increase of negative charges as a consequence of sulphonationshould induce an ionic repulsion between the subunits. The otherreversible cysteine modifying agents tested also allowed particleformation, the HCV E1 produced in this way, however, proved to be lessstable than the sulphonated material, resulting in disulfide-basedaggregation of the HCV E1. In order to use these other reversibleblockers, further optimization of the conditions is required.

Example 21 Antigenic Equivalence of Hansenula-Produced HCV E1-H6 and HCVE1 Produced by Vaccinia-Infected Mammalian Cells

[0401] The reactivity of Hansenula-produced HCV E1-H6 with sera from HCVchronic carriers was compared to the reactivity of HCV E1 produced byHCV-recombinant vaccinia virus-infected mammalian cells as described byDepla et al. in WO 99/67285. Both HCV-E1 preparations tested consistedof VLP's wherein the HCV E1 proteins were alkylated with NEM andbiotin-NEM. The reactivities of both HCV E1 VLP-preparations with serafrom HCV chronic carriers was determined by ELISA. The results aresummarized in Table 6. As can be derived from Table 6, no differences inreactivity were noted between HCV E1 expressed in HCV-recombinantvaccinia virus-infected mammalian cells and HCV E1 expressed in H.polymorpha. TABLE 6 Antigenicity of E1 produced in a mammalian cellculture or produced in H. polymorpha were evaluated on a panel of serafrom human HCV chronic carriers. For this purpose biotinylated E1 wasbound to streptavidin coated ELISA plates. Thereafter human sera wereadded at a 1/20 dilution and bound immunoglobulins from the sera boundto E1 were detected with a rabbit-anti-human IgG-Fc specific secondaryantibody labeled with peroxidase. Results are expressed as OD-values.The average values are the averages of the OD-values of all serumsamples tested. Serum Hansenula mammalian Serum Hansenula mammalian17766 1.218 1.159 55337 1.591 1.416 17767 1.513 1.363 55348 1.392 1.26117777 0.806 0.626 55340 1.202 0.959 17784 1.592 1.527 55342 1.599 1.47717785 1.508 1.439 55345 1.266 1.428 17794 1.724 1.597 55349 1.329 1.13717798 1.132 0.989 55350 1.486 1.422 17801 1.636 1.504 55352 0.722 1.32917805 1.053 0.944 55353 1.065 1.157 17810 1.134 0.999 55354 1.118 1.09217819 1.404 1.24 55355 0.754 0.677 17820 1.308 1.4 55362 1.43 1.34917826 1.163 1.009 55365 1.612 1.608 17827 1.668 1.652 55368 0.972 0.95917849 1.595 1.317 55369 1.506 1.377 55333 1.217 1.168 average 1.3131.245

Example 22 Immunogenic Equivalence of Hansenula-Produced HCV E1-H6 andHCV E1 Produced by Vaccina-Infected Mammalian Cells

[0402] The immunogenecity of Hansenula-produced HCV E1-H6 was comparedto the immunogenecity of HCV E1 produced by HCV-recombinant vacciniavirus-infected mammalian cells as described by Depla et al. inWO99/67285. Both HCV-E1 preparations tested consisted of VLP's whereinthe HCV E1 proteins were alkylated with iodoacetamide. Both VLPpreparations were formulated with alum and injected in Balb/c mice (3intramuscular/subcutaneous injections with a three week interval betweeneach and each consisting of 5 μg E1 in 125 μl containing 0.13%Alhydrogel, Superfos, Denmark). Mice were bled ten days after the thirdimmunization.

[0403] Results of this experiment are shown in FIG. 51. For the top partof FIG. 51, antibodies raised following immunization with VLPs of E1produced in mammalian cells were determined. Antibody titers weredetermined by ELISA (see Example 21) wherein either E1 produced inmammalian cells (“M”) or Hansenula-produced E1 (“H”) were coateddirectly on the ELISA solid support whereafter the ELISA plates wereblocked with casein. For the bottom part of FIG. 51, antibodies raisedfollowing immunization with VLPs of Hansenula-produced E1 weredetermined. Antibody titers were determined by ELISA (see Example 21)wherein either E1 produced in mammalian cells (“M”) orHansenula-produced E1 (“H”) were coated directly on the ELISA solidsupport whereafter the ELISA plates were blocked with casein.

[0404] The antibody titers determined were end point titers. The endpoint titer is determined as the dilution of serum resulting in an OD(as determined by ELISA) equal to two times the mean of the backgroundof the assay.

[0405]FIG. 51 shows that no significant differences were observedbetween the immunogenic properties of both E1-compositions and that thedetermined antibody titers are independent of the antigen used in theELISA to perform the end point titration.

[0406] The yeast-derived HCV E1 induced upon vaccination a protectiveresponse similar to the protective response obtained upon vaccinationwith alkylated HCV E1 derived from mammalian cell culture. The latterresponse was able to prevent chronic evolution of HCV after an acuteinfection.

Example 23 Antigenic and Immunogenic Profile of Hansenula-Produced HCVE1-H6 Which is Sulphonated

[0407] The reactivity of Hansenula-produced HCV E1-H6 with sera from HCVchronic carriers was compared to the reactivity of HCV E1 produced byHCV-recombinant vaccinia virus-infected mammalian cells as described byDepla et al. in WO99/67285. Both HCV-E1 preparations tested consisted ofVLP's wherein the Hansenula-produced HCV E1 proteins were sulphonatedand the HCV E1 produced by mammalian cells was alkylated. The resultsare given in Table 7. Although the overall (average) reactivity wasidentical, some major differences were noted for individual sera. Thisimplies that the sulphonated material presents at least some of itsepitopes in a way different from alkylated HCV E1.

[0408] The immunogenecity of Hansenula-produced HCV E1-H6 which wassulphonated was compared to the immunogenecity of Hansenula-produced HCVE1-H6 which was alkylated. Both HCV-E1 preparations tested consisted ofVLP's. Both VLP preparations were formulated with alum and injected inBalb/c mice (3 intramuscular/subcutaneous injections with a three weekinterval between each and each consisting of 5 μg E1 in 125 μlcontaining 0.13% Alhydrogel, Superfos, Denmark). Mice were bled ten daysafter the third immunization.

[0409] Antibody titers were determined similarly as described in Example22. Surprisingly, immunization with sulphonated material resulted inhigher antibody titers, regardless of the antigen used in ELISA toassess these titers (FIG. 51; top panel: titration of antibodies raisedagainst alkylated E1; bottom panel: titration of antibodies raisedagainst sulphonated E1; “A”: alkylated E1 coated on ELISA plate; “S”:sulphonated E1 coated on ELISA plate). However, in this experimentindividual titers are different dependent on the antigen used foranalysis which confirms the observation noted with sera from HCVpatients. Consequently, HCV E1 wherein the cysteine thiol-gorups aremodified in a reversible way may be more immunogenic and thus have anincreased potency as a vaccine protecting against HCV (chronicinfection). In addition thereto, induction of a response to neo-epitopesinduced by irrreversible blocking is less likely to occur.

[0410] Table 7. Antigenicity of alkylated E1 (produced in mammalian cellculture) or sulphonated E1-E6 (produced in H. polymorpha) was evaluatedon a panel of sera from human HCV chronic carriers (“patient sera”) anda panel of control sera (“blood donor sera”). To this purpose E1 wasbound to ELISA plates, after which the plates were further saturatedwith casein. Human sera were added at a {fraction (1/20)} dilution andbound immunoglobulins were detected with a rabbit-anti-human IgG-Fcspecific secondary antibody labeled with perodidase. Results areexpressed as OD-values. The average values are the averages of theOD-values of all serum samples tested. patient sera blood donor serasernr Hansenula mammalian sernr Hansenula mammalian 17766 0.646 0.333F500 0.055 0.054 17777 0.46 0.447 F504 0.05 0.05 17785 0.74 0.417 F5080.05 0.054 17794 1.446 1.487 F510 0.05 0.058 17801 0.71 0.902 F511 0.050.051 17819 0.312 0.539 F512 0.051 0.057 17827 1.596 1.576 F513 0.0510.052 17849 0.586 0.964 F527 0.057 0.054 55333 0.69 0.534 average 0.0520.054 55338 0.461 0.233 55340 0.106 0.084 55345 1.474 1.258 55352 1.0080.668 55355 0.453 0.444 55362 0.362 0.717 55369 0.24 0.452 average 0.7060.691

Example 24 Identical Antigenic Reactivity of Hansenula-Produced HCV E1-H6 and HCV E1Produced by Vaccinia-Infected Mammalian Cells with Sera FromVaccinated Chimpanzees

[0411] The reactivities of the E1 produced by HCV-recombinant vacciniavirus-infected mammalian cells and the E1-H6 produced by Hansenula (bothalkylated) with sera from vaccinated chimpanzees and with monoclonalantibodies were compared. Thereto, said E1 proteins were coated directlyto ELISA plates followed by saturation of the plates with casein. Theend point titers of antibodies binding the E1 proteins coated to theELISA plates was determined for chimpanzee sera and for specific murinemonoclonal antibodies, all obtained from animals immunized with E1produced by mammalian cells. End point titer determination was done asdescribed in Example 22. The murine monoclonal antibodies used wereIGH201 (see Example 15), IGH198 (IGH198=23C12 in Maertens et al. inWO96/04385), IGH203 (IGH203=15G6 in Maertens et al. in WO96/04385) andIGH202 (IGH202=3F3 in Maertens et al. in WO99/50301).

[0412] As can be derived from FIG. 53, the reactivities of 7 differentchimpanzee are identical when tested with E1 protein produced by eitherHansenula or mammalian cells. The reactivities of the monoclonalantibodies against HCV E1 are also almost equal. Two of the chimpanzees(Yoran and Marti) were involved in a prophylactic vaccine study and wereable to clear an acute infection upon challenge while a control animaldid not clear the infection. The five other chimpanzees (Ton, Phil,Marcel, Peggy, Femma) were involved in therapeutic vaccination studiesand showed a reduction in liver damage, as measured by ALT in serumand/or histological activity index on liver biopsy, upon the HCV E1immunizations.

[0413] The results obtained in this experiment are clearly differentfrom the findings of Mustilli and coworkers (Mustilli, A. C. et al.1999) who expressed the HCV E2 protein both in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeand Kluyveromyces lactis. The purified yeast-produced E2 was, however,different from the HCV E2 produced by mammalian (CHO) cells in that alower reactivity was observed with sera from chimpanzees immunized withHCV E2 produced by mammalian cells while reactivity with monoclonalantibodies was higher for the yeast-produced HCV E2.

Example 25 Glycoprofiling of HCV E1 By Fluorophore-Assisted CarbohydrateElectrophoresis (FACE)

[0414] The glycosylation profiles were compared of Hansenula-producedHCV E1 and HCV E1 produced by HCV-recombinant vaccinia virus-infectedmammalian cells as described by Depla et al. in WO99/67285. This wasdone by means of fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis(FACE). Thereto, oligosaccharides were released from E1s produced bymammalian cells or Hansenula by peptide-N-glycosidase (PNGase F) andlabelled with ANTS (the E1 proteins were alkylated with iodoacetamideprior to PNGase F digestion).

[0415] ANTS-labeled oligosaccharides were separated by PAGE on a 21%polyacrylamide gel at a current of 15 mA at 4° C. for 2-3 h. From FIG.54, it was concluded that the oligosaccharides on E1 produced bymammalian cells and E1-H6 produced by Hansenula migrate likeoligomaltose with a degree of polymerization between 7 and 11monosaccharides. This indicates that the Hansenula expression systemsurprisingly leads to an E1 protein which is not hyperglycosylated andwhich has sugar chains with a length similar to the sugar chains addedto E1 proteins produced in mammalian cells.

Example 26 Expression of HCV Envelope Proteins in Yeast

[0416] In order to produce HCV envelope proteins with a sugar moietycomparable in size with the sugar moiety of HCV envelope proteinsexpressed in mammalian cell expression systems, several yeast strainswere scrutinized.

[0417] 1.1 Construction of an Expression Vector for HCV E1 in S.cerevisiae:

[0418] For the construction of an expression vector for HCV E1 in S.cerevisiae, a DNA fragment coding for the HCV E1s (aa 192-326; SEQ IDNO 2) ORF was exactly fused to the S. cerevisiae α-mating factorpreprosequence in vector ICCG No.3470 (FIG. 20). In this vector, theexpression of HCV E1, which is fused at its C-terminus to ahexahistidine tag, is under control of the S. cerevisiae hybridADH/GAPDH promotor (FIG. 20). From this vector, thepromotor/gene/terminator-expression cassette was transferred as a BamHIcassette to the BamHII opened E.coli/S. cerevisiae shuttlevector pSY1,resulting in vector ICCG No. 3479 (FIG. 22). This shuttlevector was thentransformed to the S. cerevisiae strain IYCC No. 155 which is aglycosylation deficient strain.

[0419] 1.2 Construction of an Expression Vector for HCV E2 in S.cerevisiae:

[0420] For the construction of an expression vector for HCV E2 in S.cerevisiae, a DNA fragment coding for the HCV E2s (aa384-673; SEQ ID NO3) ORF was exactly fused to the S. cerevisiae α-mating factorpreprosequence in vector ICCG No.2424 (FIG. 24). In this vector, theexpression of HCV E2, which is fused at its C-terminus to ahexahistidine tag, is under control of the S. cerevisiae hybridADH/GAPDH promotor. From this vector, thepromotor/gene/terminator-expression cassette was transferred as a BamHIcassette to the BamHI opened E. coli/S. cerevisiae shuttlevector pSY1,resulting in vector ICCG No. 2466 (FIG. 25). This shuttle vector wasthen transformed to the S. cerevisiae strain IYCC No. 155 which is aglycosylation deficient strain.

[0421] 1.3 Construction of an Expression Vector for HCV E1 in H.polymorpha:

[0422] For the construction of an expression vector for HCV E1 in H.polymorpha, a DNA coding for HCV E1s (aa 192-326) ORF was exactly fusedto the S. cerevisiae α-mating factor preprosequence in vectorpFPMT-E1-1l (see Gellissen et al., 1992 for description of parentvector; see FIG. 5 for pFPMT-E1-E11). This vector was subsequentlytransformed into H. polymorpha strain RB11 and was, after selection forgenomic integration and expression analysis, stored under IYCC No. 205.

[0423] 1.4 Construction of an Expression Vector for HCV E2 in H.polymorpha:

[0424] For the construction of an expression vector for HCV E2 in H.polymorpha, a DNA coding for HCV E2s (aa384-673) ORF was exactly fusedto the S. cerevisiae α-mating factor preprosequence in vector pFPMT-E2(see Gellissen et al., 1992 for description of parent vector). Thisvector was subsequently transformed into H. polymorpha strain RB11 andwas, after selection for genomic integration and expression analysis,stored under IYCC No. 168.

[0425] 1.5 Construction of an Expression Vector for HCV E1 in P.pastoris:

[0426] For the construction of an expression vector for HCV E1 in P.pastoris, a DNA coding for the HCV E1s (aa 192-326) ORF was exactlyfused behind the KEX2 or STE13 protease recognition sites in vectorspPICZαD and pPICZαE respectively. These two vectors are modifiedversions of the pPICZoαA vector (Invitrogen Corp., Carlsbad, Calif.,USA), whereby the parent vector was modified in such a way that directfusion after the KEX2 and STE13 sites became possible. The resultingstrains ware named ICCG No. 3694 (FIG. 32) and ICCG No. 3475 (FIG. 33),respectively. Transformation to P. pastoris strains, screening forgenomic integration and expression analysis was performed according tothe manufacturer's instructions.

[0427] 1.6 Construction of an Expression Vector for HCV E2 in P.pastoris:

[0428] For the construction of an expression vector for HCV E2 in P.pastoris, a DNA coding for the HCV E2s (aa384-673) ORF was exactly fusedbehind the KEX2 or STE13 protease recognition sites in vectors pPICZαDand pPICZαE respectively. These two vectors are modified versions of thepPICZαA vector (Invitrogen Corp., Carlsbad, Calif., USA), whereby theparent vector was modified in such a way that direct fusion after theKEX2 and STE13 sites became possible. The resulting strains ware namedICCG No. 3692 (FIG. 34) and ICCG No. 3476 (FIG. 35) respectively.Transformation to P. pastoris strains, screening for genomic integrationand expression analysis was performed according to the manufacturer'sinstructions.

[0429] 1.7 Cell Culture Conditions for Saccharomyces cerevisiae

[0430] Seed cultures of the recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strainswere grown in YNB (Difco) supplemented with 2% sucrose as carbon source.These seed cultures were started from a cryo-preserved working cell bankvial and grown in 500 ml medium in a 2 l Erlenmeyer shake flasks at 37°C., 200 rpm for 48 h. Fermentations were performed in Biostat Cfermentors (B. Braun Int., Melsungen, Germany). The medium contained 1%Yeast Extract, 2% Peptone and 2% sucrose as carbon source; Poly-ethyleneglycol was used as anti-foam agent. Temperature was controlled at 37°C., pH at 4.5 and aeration was kept constant at 1.0 vvm. Dissolvedoxygen concentration was maintained above 30% air saturation by changingthe agitator speed during the growth phase. Throughout the fermentationan overpressure of 0.4 bar was maintained in the vessel. The expressionphase was performed under oxygen limiting conditions by implying a fixedagitator rate of is 300 rpm. The fermentation was started by theaddition of 10% seed-culture. Upon complete metabolisation of the carbonsource supplementary ethanol was added stepwise in order to maintain aconcentration of approximately 0.5%. Fermentations were stopped andcells collected when the metabolic activity was strongly reduced,correlated with a steep increase in dissolved oxygen concentration. Cellpellets were stored at −70° C.

[0431] 1.8 Cell Culture Conditions for Hansenula polymorpha

[0432] Recombinant Hansenula polymorpha seed cultures were grown in richYPD medium (Difco). These seed cultures were started from acryo-preserved working cell bank vial and grown in 500 ml medium in a 2l Erlenmeyer shake flasks at 37° C., 200 rpm for 48 h. Fermentationswere performed in Biostat C fermentors (B.Braun Int., Melsungen,Germany). The medium contained 1% Yeast Extract, 2% Peptone and 1%glycerol as carbon source; Poly-ethylene glycol was used as anti-foamagent. Temperature was controlled at 37° C., pH at 4.8 and aeration waskept constant at 1.5 vvm. Dissolved oxygen concentration was maintainedabove 30% air saturation by changing the agitator speed throughout thefermentation. The fermentation was started by the addition of 10%seed-culture. During the growth phase the glycerol concentration wasmonitored off-line and 24 h after complete glycerol consumption 1%methanol was added in order to induce the heterologous proteinexpression. Cells were collected after 24 h of induction by tangentialflow filtration followed by a centrifugation step. Cell pellets werestored at −70° C.

[0433] Results:

[0434] The expression of proteins in glycosylation mutants ofSaccharomyces cerivisiae is hampered by the suboptimal growthcharacteristics of such strains which leads to a lower biomass yield andthus a lower yield of the desired proteins compared to wildtypeSaccharomyces cerivisiae strains. The yield of the desired proteins wasstill substantially higher than in mammalian cells. As an alternativefor such strains, HCV envelope proteins were expressed in Pichiapastoris, a yeast strain well known for the fact that hyperglycosylationis normally absent (Gelissen 2000) and previously used to express denguevirus E protein as GST fusion (Sugrue et al., 1997; 69). Remarkably,this resulted in HCV envelope proteins comparable to what is observed inwild type Saccharomyces strains, i.e. carrying hyperglycosylation, andthis based on the molecular weight of the expression products detectedin western-blots of cell lysates. Surprisingly, Hansenula polymorpha, ayeast strain closely related to Pichia pastoris (Gelissen 2000), is ableto express HCV proteins essentially without hyperglycosylation and thuswith a sugar moiety comparable in size to what mammalian cells express.

[0435] In conclusion, of three natural existing yeast strains onlyHansenula polymorpha was found to be able to produce an HCV envelopeprotein which is not hyperglycosylated.

Example 27 Biochemical Properties of HCV E1 and E2 Proteins Expressed inSelected Yeast Strains Under the α-Mating Factor Leader Sequence

[0436] The expression products of HCV E1 and E2 protein constructs withthe α-mating factor leader sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae inHansenula polymorpha or Saccharomyces cerevisiae glycosylation minusstrain were further analyzed. Since both HCV E1s (aa 192-326) and HCVE2s (aa 383-673) were expressed as C-terminal (his)₆-tagged proteins arapid and efficient purification of the expressed and GuHCl-solubilizedproducts was performed on Ni-IDA. In brief, cell pellets wereresuspended in 50 mM phosphate, 6M Gu.HCl, pH 7.4 (9 vol/g cells).Proteins were sulfonated overnight at room temperature (RT) in thepresence of 320 mM (4% w/v) sodium sulfite and 65 mM (2% w/v) sodiumtetrathionate. The lysate was cleared after a freeze-thaw cycle bycentrifugation (10.000 g, 30 min, 4° C.) and Empigen (Albright &Wilson,UK) and imidazole were added to the supernatant to a final concentrationof 1% (w/v) and 20 mM respectively. The sample was filtrated and loadedon a Ni-IDA Sepharose FF column, which was equilibrated with 50 mMphosphate, 6M Gu.HCl, 1% Empigen (buffer A) supplemented with 20 mMImidazole. The column was washed sequentially with buffer A containing20 mM and 50 mM Imidazole respectively till absorbance at 280 nm reachedbaseline level. The his-tagged products were eluted by applying bufferA, 200 mM Imidazole or 50 mM phosphate, 6M Gu.HCl, 0.2% (for E1) or 1%(for E2) Empigen, 200 mM Imidazole. The purified materials were analyzedby SDS-PAGE and western-blot using a specific monoclonal antibodiesdirected against E1 (IGH201, deposited under accession nr 98031216 atECACC), or E2 (IGH 212). The E1-products were immediately analyzed byEdman degradation.

[0437] Since at this stage, SDS-PAGE revealed already a very complexpicture of protein bands for HCV E2, a further fractionation by sizeexclusion chromatography was performed. The Ni-IDA eluate wasconcentrated by ultrafiltration (MWCO 10 kDa, centriplus, Amicon,Millipore) and loaded on Superdex G200 (10/30 or 16/60; Pharmacia) inPBS, 1% Empigen or PBS, 3% Empigen. Elution fractions, containing E2srelated products, with a Mr between ˜80 kDa and ˜45 kDa based on themigration on SDS-PAGE, were pooled (fractions 17-23, FIGS. 37 and 38)and alkylated (incubation with 10 mM DTT 3 h at RT followed byincubation with 30 mM iodo-acetamide for 3 hours at RT). Samples foramino-terminal sequencing were treated with Endo H (Roche Biochemicals)or left untreated. The glycosylated and deglycosylated E2s products wereblotted on PVDF-membranes for amino-terminal sequencing (FIG. 39).

[0438] The sequencing of both E1 end E2 purified products leads to thedisappointing observation that the HCV envelope proteins are onlypartially correctly processed (processing includes correct cleavage ofthe signal sequence) (see Table 3). In addition, the majority of theside products (degradation products and products still containing theleader sequence or part thereof) are glycosylated. This glycosylationresides even in part on the non-cleaved fragment of the signal sequencewhich contains also an N-glycosylation site. These sites can be mutatedin order to result in less glycosylated side products. However, evenmore problematic is the finding that some alternatively cleaved productshave only 1 to 4 amino acids difference compared to the desired intactenvelope protein. Consequently, purification of the correctly processedproduct is virtually impossible due to the lack of sufficientlydiscriminating biochemical characteristics between the differentexpression products. Several of the degradation products may be a resultof a Kex-2 like cleavage (e.g. the cleavage observed after aa 196 of E1which is a cleavage after an arginine), which is also required for thecleavage of the α-mating factor leader and which can thus not be blockedwithout disturbing this essential process.

Example 28 Expression of an E1 Construct in Yeast Suitable for LargeScale Production and Purification

[0439] Several other leader sequences were used to replace the α-matingfactor leader: CHH (leader sequence of Carcinus maenas hyperglycemichormone), Amyl (leader sequence of amylase from Saccharomycesoccidentalis), Gaml (leader sequence of glucoamylase from Saccharomycesoccidentalis), Phy 5 (leader sequence from fungal phytase), phol (leadersequence from acid phosphatase from Pichia pastoris) and CL (lysozyme C,1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramidase C) and linked to E1s with C-terminal (his)₆tag. All constructs were expressed in Hansenula polymorpha and for eachof these constructs the western-blot of the cell lysate allowed alreadyto conclude that the degree of processing was extremely low with theexception of the CL construct. For the CHH-E1s-(his)₆ construct this wasconfirmed by Edman-degradation on Ni-IDA purified material. By thismethod no correctly cleaved product could be detected although severaldifferent sequences were recovered (Table 4).

[0440] As mentioned already, the western-blots of the cell lysatesrevealed a pattern of E1 specific protein bands, indicative for a higherdegree of correct processing, for the CL construct. This is surprisingsince this leader is not derived from yeast. Edman degradation on GuHClsolubilized and Ni-IDA purified material indeed confirmed that 84% ofthe E1 proteins is correctly cleaved and this material is essentiallyfree of degradation products. Still 16% of non-processed material ispresent but since this material is non-glycosylated it can be easilyremoved from the mixture allowing specific enrichment of correctlycleaved and glycosylated E1. Such a method for enrichment may be anaffinity chromatography on lectins, other alternatives are also given inexample 19. Alternatively the higher hydrophobic character of thenon-glycosylated material may be used to select and optimize otherenrichment procedures. The correct processing (i.e. start of the matureE1 at position 192) of the E1 as produced by the CL derived constructwas further confirmed by mass spectrometry which also confirmed that upto 4 out of 5 N-glycosylation sites can be occupied

[0441] Glycoprofiling by means of Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrateelectrophoresis allows to conclude that the oligosaccharides ofmammalian derived E1 and Hansenula derived E1 expressed using thelysozyme leader migrate like oligomaltose with a degree ofpolymerization between 7 and 11 monosaccharides (FIG. 54). This furtherconfirms the Hansenula expression system leads surprisingly to an E1which is not hyperglycosylated and which has sugar chains with a lengthsimilar to mammalian derived E1.

Example 29 Antigenic Equivalence of Hansenula Derived HCV E1

[0442] The HCV E1 produced in Hansenula polymorpha with the CL leaderwas purified on Ni-IDA and finally eluted in 0.2% (w/v) Empigen BB asdescribed in Example 27. The Empigen was exchanged for 3% betain on sizeexclusion chromatography. Finally, the HCV E1 was desalted to PBS with0.5% betain. In brief, the 200 mM imidazole peak was concentrated byultrafiltration (10 kD MWCO, Centriplus, Amicon, Millipore) and thehis-tagged E1s was desulfonated by treatment with 5 mM DTT and the thiolgroups were alkylated after 30 min with iodoacetamide (20 mM). Thealkylated product was loaded on Superdex G200 (Pharmacia), which wasequilibrated with PBS, 1% Empigen. Elution fractions were analyzed bySDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The fractions with a relative Mr ˜29˜18kD (based on SDS-PAGE migration) were pooled, concentrated and loaded onSuperdex G200, equilibrated with PBS, 3% (w/v) betain, to enforce viruslike particle formation (VLP). The fractions were pooled, concentratedand desalted to PBS, 0.5% (w/v) betain.

[0443] Biotinylated his-tagged E1s was obtained by alkylation with 5mMN-ethylmaleimide (NEM)/15 mM NEM.bio after reduction with DTT. Thegelfiltration chromatographies (SEC) in the presence Empigen, the VLPformation step and desalting step were performed as described foracetamidated E1s, except that the 3% and 0.5% betain in the buffer wasreplaced by 0.2 (w/v) and 0.05% (w/v) CHAPS respectively.

[0444] Similar to HCV E1 derived from mammalian cell culture, the yeastderived protein forms particles with a size between 25 and 45 nm asdetermined by Dynamic Light Scattering. For the light-scatteringexperiments, a particle-size analyzer (Model Zetasizer 1000 HS, MalvernInstruments Ltd., Malvern, Worcester UK) was used which was controlledby photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) software. Photon correlationspectroscopy or dynamic light scattering (DLS) is an optical method thatmeasures brownian motion and relates this to the size of particles.Light from a continuous, visible laser beam is directed through anensemble of macromolecules or particles in suspension and moving underbrownian motion. Some of the laser light is scattered by the particlesand this scattered light is measured by a photomultiplier. Fluctuationsin the intensity of scattered light are converted into electrical pulseswhich are fed into a correlator. This generates the autocorrelationfunction which is passed to a computer where the appropriate dataanalysis is performed. The laser used was a 10 mW monochromatic coherentHe-Ne laser with a fixed wavelength of 633 nm. For each sample, sixconsecutive measurements were taken.

[0445] The reactivity of this HCV E1 with sera from HCV chronic carrierswas determined in ELISA and compared to the reactivity with HCV E1 frommammalian cell culture which was prepared as described in WO 99/67285.As can be judged from Table 6 no differences were noted between HCV E1expressed in mammalian cells and HCV E1 expressed in Hansenulapolymorpha.

Example 30 Immunogenic Equivalence of Hansenula Derived HCV E1

[0446] HCV E1 from Hansenula expressed with the CL leader and alkylatedwith iodo-acetamide or HCV E1 derived from mammalian cell culturesimilarly alkylated as described in PCT/EP99/04342 was formulated withalum and injected in Balb/c mice (3 intramuscular/subcutaneousinjections with a three week interval and consisting of 5 μg E1 in 125μl containing 0.13% Alhydrogel, Superfos, Denmark). Mice were bled tendays after the third immunization. The end point titers of the inducedantibodies were determined for each series of mice both on mammalian andHansenula derived E1. FIG. 51 shows that no differences were observedand that the obtained titers are also independent of the antigen used inELISA to perform titration.

[0447] Similar to the alkylated HCV E1 derived from mammalian cellculture, which was able to prevent chronic evolution of HCV after anacute infection, the yeast derived HCV E1 induced a similar protectiveresponse upon vaccination.

Example 31 Production of Reversible Cysteine Blocked HCV E1: Antigenicand Immunogenic Profile

[0448] In Example 30, the immunogenicity of alkylated HCV E1 from yeastand mammalian cell culture was compared. Alkylation is, however, anirreversible modification. Therefore, we also tried reversiblemodifications of the cysteines by dithiodipyridine (DTDP),dithiocarbamate (DTC), cysteine and sulfonation. H. polymorpha cellpellets homogenization, cell lysis, protein sulfonation andchromatography on IDA-Sepharose were performed for his-tagged HCV E1s asdescribed in Example 27. The sulfonated product was loaded without anyreduction treatment on SEC in the presence of 1% Empigen, and VLPformation was forced by SEC in 3% (w/v) betain. The eluate wasconcentrated and desalted to 0.5% betain. Alternatively, sulfonated HCVE1s was treated with 5 mM DTT in PBS and DTDP, DTC or cysteine wereadded after 30 min at RT till a final concentration of 20 mM. The SEC in1% Empigen, the VLP formation step on SEC in 3% betain and the desaltingstep were performed as described for the acetamide modified his-taggedHCV E1s in Example 4.

[0449] The HCV E1s.his containing fractions were stored at −70° C. afteraddition of the respective reversible blocking agent (2 mM finalconcentration) in order to prevent disulfide exchanges and aggregation.

[0450] To our surprise we observed that sulfonated HCV E1 derived fromHansenula polymorpha still can form particles with a size in the samerange as alkylated HCV E1 from Hansenula. This was not expected sincethe high (up to 8 sulfon groups can be induced on HCV E1 which contains8 cysteines) net increase of negative charges as a consequence ofsulfonation should induce an ionic repulsion between the subunits. Alsothe other reversible cysteine modifying agents tested still allowedparticle formation, however the HCV E1 produced in this way proved to beless stable, compared to the sulfonated material. This finally resultedin disulfide based aggregation of the HCV E1. In order to use theseother reversible blockers, further optimization of the conditions isrequired. Such optimizations may include the addition of anti-oxidantsand/or storing the material at a pH different than 7 to 8, which is inthe art. The sulfonated material was used already for evaluation.

Example 32 Antigenic and Immunogenic Profile of Sulfonated HCV E1

[0451] In Table 7, the reactivity with human sera of sulfonated HCVE1s(his)₆ derived from Hansenula (CL leader, extracted with GuHCl,purified with Ni-IDA and finally formulated in 0.5% betain as aparticle) was compared with alkylated HCV E1s derived from mammaliancell culture. Although the overall (average) reactivity was identical,some major difference were noted for individual sera. This implies thatthe sulfonated material presents at least some of its epitopes in adifferent way compared to alkylated HCV E1. Alkylated or sulfonated HCVE1 from Hansenula (CL leader, extracted with GuHCl, purified with Ni-IDAand finally formulated in 0.5% betain as a particle) was formulated withalum and injected in 6 Balb/c mice (3 intramuscular/subcutaneousinjections with a three week interval and consisting of 5 μg E1 in 125μl containing 0.13% Alhydrogel, Superfos, Denmark). Mice were bled 10days after the third immunization. To our surprise, we found thatimmunization with sulfonated material resulted in higher antibodytiters, regardless of the antigen used in ELISA to assess these titers(FIG. 52). However, also in this experiment individual titers aredifferent dependent on the antigen used for analysis which confirms theobservation noted with sera from HCV patients. Consequently, HCV E1 withcysteines which are modified in a reversible way may be more immunogenicand thus have an increased potency as a vaccine protecting against HCV(chronic infection). In addition the induction of a response toneo-epitopes induced by irrreversible blocking is less likely to occur.

Example 33 Specific Removal of Non-processed HCV E1 by Heparin

[0452] In order to find specific purification steps for HCV envelopeproteins from yeast cells binding with heparin was evaluated. Heparin isknown to bind to several viruses and consequently binding to the HCVenvelope has already been suggested (Garson et al., 1999). In order toanalyze this potential binding, heparin was biotinylated and interactionwith HCV E1 analyzed in microtiterplates coated with either sulfonatedHCV E1 from Hansenula, alkylated HCV E1 from Hansenula and alkylated HCVE1 from mammalian cell culture. Surprisingly, a strong binding couldonly be observed with sulfonated HCV E1 from Hansenula, while bindingwith HCV E1 from mammalian cell culture was completely absent. By meansof western-blot we could show that this binding was specific for thelowest molecular weight bands of the HCV E1 protein mixture (FIG. 45).This is in case of HCV E1 produced in yeast using the CL leaderessentially identical to non-glycosylated mature HCV E1s andnon-glycosylated HCV E1s still containing the CL leader. FIG. 45 alsoreveals that sulfonation is not essential for heparin binding since uponremoval of this sulfonation binding is still observed for the lowmolecular weight E1 (lane 4). Alternatively, alkylation is reducing thisbinding substantially, however, this may be caused by the specificalkylation agent (iodo-acetamide) used in this example. This findingfurther demonstrated the industrial applicability of the CL-HCV-envelopeexpression cassettes for yeast since we specifically can enrich HCV E1preparations for correctly processed and at least partially glycosylatedmaterial.

Example 34 Identical Reactivity of Vaccinees with Mammalian or YeastDerived HCV E1

[0453] Mustilli and coworkers described in 1999 the expression of HCV E2in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces lactis. The purifiedproduct was however, clearly different from the HCV E2 derived frommammalian cells (CHO), since a lower reactivity was observed with serafrom chimpanzees immunized with mammalian derived HCV E2 whilereactivity with monoclonal antibodies was higher for the yeast derivedHCV E2.

[0454] Such a difference in reactivity was not noted between the HCV E1produced by mammalian cells or by yeast by the methods described here asshown in FIG. 53. The reactivity of 7 different chimpanzee sera obtainedafter immunization with mammalian derived HCV E1 is identical for whentested with Hansenula or mammalian derived HCV E1 while the monoclonalantibody against HCV E1 shows also an almost equal reactivity. Two ofthe chimpanzees (Yoran and Marti) were involved in a prophylacticvaccine study and were able to clear an acute infection upon challengewhile a control animal did not clear the infection. The other fivechimpanzees (Ton, Phil, Marcel, Peggy, Femma) were involved intherapeutic vaccination studies and showed a reduction in liver damage,as measured by ALT in serum and/or histological activity index on liverbiopsy, upon the HCV E1 immunizations.

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1 65 1 18 PRT Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial SequenceAvian lysozyme signal peptide 1 Met Arg Ser Leu Leu Xaa Leu Val Leu CysPhe Leu Pro Leu Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Leu Gly 2 135 PRT Hepatitis C virus 2Tyr Glu Val Arg Asn Val Ser Gly Met Tyr His Val Thr Asn Asp Cys 1 5 1015 Ser Asn Ser Ser Ile Val Tyr Glu Ala Ala Asp Met Ile Met His Thr 20 2530 Pro Gly Cys Val Pro Cys Val Arg Glu Asn Asn Ser Ser Arg Cys Trp 35 4045 Val Ala Leu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Ala Ser Val Pro Thr 50 5560 Thr Thr Ile Arg Arg His Val Asp Leu Leu Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Phe 65 7075 80 Cys Ser Ala Met Tyr Val Gly Asp Leu Cys Gly Ser Val Phe Leu Val 8590 95 Ser Gln Leu Phe Thr Ile Ser Pro Arg Arg His Glu Thr Val Gln Asp100 105 110 Cys Asn Cys Ser Ile Tyr Pro Gly His Ile Thr Gly His Arg MetAla 115 120 125 Trp Asp Met Met Met Asn Trp 130 135 3 290 PRT HepatitisC virus 3 His Thr Arg Val Ser Gly Gly Ala Ala Ala Ser Asp Thr Arg GlyLeu 1 5 10 15 Val Ser Leu Phe Ser Pro Gly Ser Ala Gln Lys Ile Gln LeuVal Asn 20 25 30 Thr Asn Gly Ser Trp His Ile Asn Arg Thr Ala Leu Asn CysAsn Asp 35 40 45 Ser Leu Gln Thr Gly Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Lys HisLys Phe 50 55 60 Asn Ser Ser Gly Cys Pro Glu Arg Leu Ala Ser Cys Arg SerIle Asp 65 70 75 80 Lys Phe Ala Gln Gly Trp Gly Pro Leu Thr Tyr Thr GluPro Asn Ser 85 90 95 Ser Asp Gln Arg Pro Tyr Cys Trp His Tyr Ala Pro ArgPro Cys Gly 100 105 110 Ile Val Pro Ala Ser Gln Val Cys Gly Pro Val TyrCys Phe Thr Pro 115 120 125 Ser Pro Val Val Val Gly Thr Thr Asp Arg PheGly Val Pro Thr Tyr 130 135 140 Asn Trp Gly Ala Asn Asp Ser Asp Val LeuIle Leu Asn Asn Thr Arg 145 150 155 160 Pro Pro Arg Gly Asn Trp Phe GlyCys Thr Trp Met Asn Gly Thr Gly 165 170 175 Phe Thr Lys Thr Cys Gly GlyPro Pro Cys Asn Ile Gly Gly Ala Gly 180 185 190 Asn Asn Thr Leu Thr CysPro Thr Asp Cys Phe Arg Lys His Pro Glu 195 200 205 Ala Thr Tyr Ala ArgCys Gly Ser Gly Pro Trp Leu Thr Pro Arg Cys 210 215 220 Met Val His TyrPro Tyr Arg Leu Trp His Tyr Pro Cys Thr Val Asn 225 230 235 240 Phe ThrIle Phe Lys Val Arg Met Tyr Val Gly Gly Val Glu His Arg 245 250 255 PheGlu Ala Ala Cys Asn Trp Thr Arg Gly Glu Arg Cys Asp Leu Glu 260 265 270Asp Arg Asp Arg Ser Glu Leu Ser Pro Leu Leu Leu Ser Thr Thr Glu 275 280285 Trp Gln 290 4 141 PRT Hepatitis C virus 4 Tyr Glu Val Arg Asn ValSer Gly Met Tyr His Val Thr Asn Asp Cys 1 5 10 15 Ser Asn Ser Ser IleVal Tyr Glu Ala Ala Asp Met Ile Met His Thr 20 25 30 Pro Gly Cys Val ProCys Val Arg Glu Asn Asn Ser Ser Arg Cys Trp 35 40 45 Val Ala Leu Thr ProThr Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Ala Ser Val Pro Thr 50 55 60 Thr Thr Ile Arg ArgHis Val Asp Leu Leu Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Phe 65 70 75 80 Cys Ser Ala MetTyr Val Gly Asp Leu Cys Gly Ser Val Phe Leu Val 85 90 95 Ser Gln Leu PheThr Ile Ser Pro Arg Arg His Glu Thr Val Gln Asp 100 105 110 Cys Asn CysSer Ile Tyr Pro Gly His Ile Thr Gly His Arg Met Ala 115 120 125 Trp AspMet Met Met Asn Trp His His His His His His 130 135 140 5 301 PRTHepatitis C virus 5 His Thr Arg Val Ser Gly Gly Ala Ala Ala Ser Asp ThrArg Gly Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Ser Leu Phe Ser Pro Gly Ser Ala Gln Lys IleGln Leu Val Asn 20 25 30 Thr Asn Gly Ser Trp His Ile Asn Arg Thr Ala LeuAsn Cys Asn Asp 35 40 45 Ser Leu Gln Thr Gly Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Phe TyrLys His Lys Phe 50 55 60 Asn Ser Ser Gly Cys Pro Glu Arg Leu Ala Ser CysArg Ser Ile Asp 65 70 75 80 Lys Phe Ala Gln Gly Trp Gly Pro Leu Thr TyrThr Glu Pro Asn Ser 85 90 95 Ser Asp Gln Arg Pro Tyr Cys Trp His Tyr AlaPro Arg Pro Cys Gly 100 105 110 Ile Val Pro Ala Ser Gln Val Cys Gly ProVal Tyr Cys Phe Thr Pro 115 120 125 Ser Pro Val Val Val Gly Thr Thr AspArg Phe Gly Val Pro Thr Tyr 130 135 140 Asn Trp Gly Ala Asn Asp Ser AspVal Leu Ile Leu Asn Asn Thr Arg 145 150 155 160 Pro Pro Arg Gly Asn TrpPhe Gly Cys Thr Trp Met Asn Gly Thr Gly 165 170 175 Phe Thr Lys Thr CysGly Gly Pro Pro Cys Asn Ile Gly Gly Ala Gly 180 185 190 Asn Asn Thr LeuThr Cys Pro Thr Asp Cys Phe Arg Lys His Pro Glu 195 200 205 Ala Thr TyrAla Arg Cys Gly Ser Gly Pro Trp Leu Thr Pro Arg Cys 210 215 220 Met ValHis Tyr Pro Tyr Arg Leu Trp His Tyr Pro Cys Thr Val Asn 225 230 235 240Phe Thr Ile Phe Lys Val Arg Met Tyr Val Gly Gly Val Glu His Arg 245 250255 Phe Glu Ala Ala Cys Asn Trp Thr Arg Gly Glu Arg Cys Asp Leu Glu 260265 270 Asp Arg Asp Arg Ser Glu Leu Ser Pro Leu Leu Leu Ser Thr Thr Glu275 280 285 Trp Gln Val Ile Glu Gly Arg His His His His His His 290 295300 6 3448 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial SequenceVector pGEMTE1sH6 sequence 6 aatcactagt gcggccgcct gcaggtcgac catatgggagagctcccaac gcgttggatg 60 catagcttga gtattctata gtgtcaccta aatagcttggcgtaatcatg gtcatagctg 120 tttcctgtgt gaaattgtta tccgctcaca attccacacaacatacgagc cggaagcata 180 aagtgtaaag cctggggtgc ctaatgagtg agctaactcacattaattgc gttgcgctca 240 ctgcccgctt tccagtcggg aaacctgtcg tgccagctgcattaatgaat cggccaacgc 300 gcggggagag gcggtttgcg tattgggcgc tcttccgcttcctcgctcac tgactcgctg 360 cgctcggtcg ttcggctgcg gcgagcggta tcagctcactcaaaggcggt aatacggtta 420 tccacagaat caggggataa cgcaggaaag aacatgtgagcaaaaggcca gcaaaaggcc 480 aggaaccgta aaaaggccgc gttgctggcg tttttcgataggctccgccc ccctgacgag 540 catcacaaaa atcgacgctc aagtcagagg tggcgaaacccgacaggact ataaagatac 600 caggcgtttc cccctggaag ctccctcgtg cgctctcctgttccgaccct gccgcttacc 660 ggatacctgt ccgcctttct cccttcggga agcgtggcgctttctcatag ctcacgctgt 720 aggtatctca gttcggtgta ggtcgttcgc tccaagctgggctgtgtgca cgaacccccc 780 gttcagcccg accgctgcgc cttatccggt aactatcgtcttgagtccaa cccggtaaga 840 cacgacttat cgccactggc agcagccact ggtaacaggattagcagagc gaggtatgta 900 ggcggtgcta cagagttctt gaagtggtgg cctaactacggctacactag aaggacagta 960 tttggtatct gcgctctgct gaagccagtt accttcggaaaaagagttgg tagctcttga 1020 tccggcaaac aaaccaccgc tggtagcggt ggtttttttgtttgcaagca gcagattacg 1080 cgcagaaaaa aaggatctca agaagatcct ttgatcttttctacggggtc tgacgctcag 1140 tggaacgaaa actcacgtta agggattttg gtcatgagattatcaaaaag gatcttcacc 1200 tagatccttt taaattaaaa atgaagtttt aaatcaatctaaagtatata tgagtaaact 1260 tggtctgaca gttaccaatg cttaatcagt gaggcacctatctcagcgat ctgtctattt 1320 cgttcatcca tagttgcctg actccccgtc gtgtagataactacgatacg ggagggctta 1380 ccatctggcc ccagtgctgc aatgataccg cgagacccacgctcaccggc tccagattta 1440 tcagcaataa accagccagc cggaagggcc gagcgcagaagtggtcctgc aactttatcc 1500 gcctccatcc agtctattaa ttgttgccgg gaagctagagtaagtagttc gccagttaat 1560 agtttgcgca acgttgttgg cattgctaca ggcatcgtggtgtcacgctc gtcgtttggt 1620 atggcttcat tcagctccgg ttcccaacga tcaaggcgagttacatgatc ccccatgttg 1680 tgcaaaaaag cggttagctc cttcggtcct ccgatcgttgtcagaagtaa gttggccgca 1740 gtgttatcac tcatggttat ggcagcactg cataattctcttactgtcat gccatccgta 1800 agatgctttt ctgtgactgg tgagtactca accaagtcattctgagaata ccgcgcccgg 1860 cgaccgagtt gctcttgccc ggcgtcaata cgggataatagtgtatgaca tagcagaact 1920 ttaaaagtgc tcatcattgg aaaacgttct tcggggcgaaaactctcaag gatcttaccg 1980 ctgttgagat ccagttcgat gtaacccact cgtgcacccaactgatcttc agcatctttt 2040 actttcacca gcgtttctgg gtgagcaaaa acaggaaggcaaaatgccgc aaaaaaggga 2100 ataagggcga cacggaaatg ttgaatactc atactcttcctttttcaata ttattgaagc 2160 atttatcagg gttattgtct catgagcgga tacatatttgaatgtattta gaaaaataaa 2220 caaatagggg ttccgcgcac atttccccga aaagtgccacctgtatgcgg tgtgaaatac 2280 cgcacagatg cgtaaggaga aaataccgca tcaggcgaaattgtaaacgt taatattttg 2340 ttaaaattcg cgttaaatat ttgttaaatc agctcattttttaaccaata ggccgaaatc 2400 ggcaaaatcc cttataaatc aaaagaatag accgagatagggttgagtgt tgttccagtt 2460 tggaacaaga gtccactatt aaagaacgtg gactccaacgtcaaagggcg aaaaaccgtc 2520 tatcagggcg atggcccact acgtgaacca tcacccaaatcaagtttttt gcggtcgagg 2580 tgccgtaaag ctctaaatcg gaaccctaaa gggagcccccgatttagagc ttgacgggga 2640 aagccggcga acgtggcgag aaaggaaggg aagaaagcgaaaggagcggg cgctagggcg 2700 ctggcaagtg tagcggtcac gctgcgcgta accaccacacccgccgcgct taatgcgccg 2760 ctacagggcg cgtccattcg ccattcaggc tgcgcaactgttgggaaggg cgatcggtgc 2820 gggcctcttc gctattacgc cagctggcga aagggggatgtgctgcaagg cgattaagtt 2880 gggtaacgcc agggttttcc cagtcacgac gttgtaaaacgacggccagt gaattgtaat 2940 acgactcact atagggcgaa ttgggcccga cgtcgcatgctcccggccgc catggccgcg 3000 ggattccaat gcatatgagg tgcgcaacgt gtccgggatgtaccatgtca cgaacgactg 3060 ctccaactca agcattgtgt atgaggcagc ggacatgatcatgcacaccc ccgggtgcgt 3120 gccctgcgtt cgggagaaca actcttcccg ctgctgggtagcgctcaccc ccacgctcgc 3180 agctaggaac gccagcgtcc ccactacgac aatacgacgccacgtcgatt tgctcgttgg 3240 ggcggctgct ttctgttccg ctatgtacgt gggggatctctgcggatctg tcttcctcgt 3300 ctcccagctg ttcaccatct cgcctcgccg gcatgagacggtgcaggact gcaattgctc 3360 aatctatccc ggccacataa caggtcaccg tatggcttgggatatgatga tgaactggca 3420 ccaccaccat caccattaag gatccaag 3448 7 37 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic CHHE1-Fsequence 7 agttactctt caaggtatga ggtgcgcaac gtgtccg 37 8 47 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic CHHE1-Rsequence 8 agttactctt cacagggatc ctccttaatg gtgatggtgg tggtgcc 47 9 3067DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpCHH-Hir sequence 9 gcgcccaata cgcaaaccgc ctctccccgc gcgttggccgattcattaat gcagctggca 60 cgacaggttt cccgactgga aagcgggcag tgagcgcaacgcaattaatg tgagttagct 120 cactcattag gcaccccagg ctttacactt tatgcttccggctcgtatgt tgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcgga taacaatttc acacaggaaa cagctatgaccatgattacg ccaagcttgc 240 atgcctgcag gtcgacccta gatctctatt actgcaggtattcttccggg atttcttcga 300 agtcgccgtc gttgtgagac tgcggacgcg gggtaccttcgccagtaacg cactggttac 360 gttcgccttt agagcccagg atgcatttgt tgccctggccgcaaacgtta gagccttcgc 420 acaggcacag gttctgaccg gattcagtgc agtcagtgtaaacaaccctc ttttccaacg 480 ggtgtgtagt tccattctcc accgctaggg ctgcgctgggctccattggc gaggttttca 540 aggccgctag gatgcgatcc atgcgtccgt agccttgcgtggagcgtgcg tgtgcgtgcg 600 ggagtgcgca taggtaggct acggtgatga ttgctagcatggcgggaata gttttgctat 660 acatgaattc actggccgtc gttttacaac gtcgtgactgggaaaaccct ggcgttaccc 720 aacttaatcg ccttgcagca catccccctt tcgccagctggcgtaatagc gaagaggccc 780 gcaccgatcg cccttcccaa cagttgcgca gcctgaatggcgaatggcgc ctgatgcggt 840 attttctcct tacgcatctg tgcggtattt cacaccgcatatggtgcact ctcagtacaa 900 tctgctctga tgccgcatag ttaagccagc cccgacacccgccaacaccc gctgacgcgc 960 cctgacgggc ttgtctgctc ccggcatccg cttacagacaagctgtgacc gtctccggga 1020 gctgcatgtg tcagaggttt tcaccgtcat caccgaaacgcgcgagacga aagggcctcg 1080 tgatacgcct atttttatag gttaatgtca tgataataatggtttcttag acgtcaggtg 1140 gcacttttcg gggaaatgtg cgcggaaccc ctatttgtttatttttctaa atacattcaa 1200 atatgtatcc gctcatgaga caataaccct gataaatgcttcaataatat tgaaaaagga 1260 agagtatgag tattcaacat ttccgtgtcg cccttattcccttttttgcg gcattttgcc 1320 ttcctgtttt tgctcaccca gaaacgctgg tgaaagtaaaagatgctgaa gatcagttgg 1380 gtgcacgagt gggttacatc gaactggatc tcaacagcggtaagatcctt gagagttttc 1440 gccccgaaga acgttttcca atgatgagca cttttaaagttctgctatgt ggcgcggtat 1500 tatcccgtat tgacgccggg caagagcaac tcggtcgccgcatacactat tctcagaatg 1560 acttggttga gtactcacca gtcacagaaa agcatcttacggatggcatg acagtaagag 1620 aattatgcag tgctgccata accatgagtg ataacactgcggccaactta cttctgacaa 1680 cgatcggagg accgaaggag ctaaccgctt ttttgcacaacatgggggat catgtaactc 1740 gccttgatcg ttgggaaccg gagctgaatg aagccataccaaacgacgag cgtgacacca 1800 cgatgcctgt agcaatggca acaacgttgc gcaaactattaactggcgaa ctacttactc 1860 tagcttcccg gcaacaatta atagactgga tggaggcggataaagttgca ggaccacttc 1920 tgcgctcggc ccttccggct ggctggttta ttgctgataaatctggagcc ggtgagcgtg 1980 ggtctcgcgg tatcattgca gcactggggc cagatggtaagccctcccgt atcgtagtta 2040 tctacacgac ggggagtcag gcaactatgg atgaacgaaatagacagatc gctgagatag 2100 gtgcctcact gattaagcat tggtaactgt cagaccaagtttactcatat atactttaga 2160 ttgatttaaa acttcatttt taatttaaaa ggatctaggtgaagatcctt tttgataatc 2220 tcatgaccaa aatcccttaa cgtgagtttt cgttccactgagcgtcagac cccgtagaaa 2280 agatcaaagg atcttcttga gatccttttt ttctgcgcgtaatctgctgc ttgcaaacaa 2340 aaaaaccacc gctaccagcg gtggtttgtt tgccggatcaagagctacca actctttttc 2400 cgaaggtaac tggcttcagc agagcgcaga taccaaatactgtccttcta gtgtagccgt 2460 agttaggcca ccacttcaag aactctgtag caccgcctacatacctcgct ctgctaatcc 2520 tgttaccagt ggctgctgcc agtggcgata agtcgtgtcttaccgggttg gactcaagac 2580 gatagttacc ggataaggcg cagcggtcgg gctgaacggggggttcgtgc acacagccca 2640 gcttggagcg aacgacctac accgaactga gatacctacagcgtgagcta tgagaaagcg 2700 ccacgcttcc cgaagggaga aaggcggaca ggtatccggtaagcggcagg gtcggaacag 2760 gagagcgcac gagggagctt ccagggggaa acgcctggtatctttatagt cctgtcgggt 2820 ttcgccacct ctgacttgag cgtcgatttt tgtgatgctcgtcagggggg cggagcctat 2880 ggaaaaacgc cagcaacgcg gcctttttac ggttcctggccttttgctgg ccttttgctc 2940 acatgttctt tcctgcgtta tcccctgatt ctgtggataaccgtattacc gcctttgagt 3000 gagctgatac cgctcgccgc agccgaacga ccgagcgcagcgagtcagtg agcgaggaag 3060 cggaaga 3067 10 35 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probe or primer 10agttactctt cacctctttt ccaacgggtg tgtag 35 11 34 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probe or primer 11agtcactctt cactgcaggc atgcaagctt ggcg 34 12 6973 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Vector pFPMT121 sequence 12ggtaccctgc tcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60tccctcctga cacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120gacaacgttc ttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180aatttaattt tcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240ataaacgata taaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300ccttccacgt ctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccagatc tgaattcccg 360atgaagcaga gagcgcagga ggcggtattt atagtgccat tcccctctct gagagacccg 420gatggtagtc gagtgtatcg gagacagctt gatgtagact ccgtgcctgc cggctcctct 480tattggcgga caccagtgag acaccccgga acttgctgtt tttctgcaaa atccggggtg 540accagtggga gcctatttgc acacacgagc gggacacccc actctggtga agagtgccaa 600agtcattctt tttcccgttg cggggcagcc gattgcatgt tttaggaaaa tattaccttt 660gctacaccct gtcagattta ccctccacac atatatattc cgtcacctcc agggactatt 720attcgtcgtt gcgccgccag cggaagatat ccagaagctg ttttccgaga gactcggttg 780gcgcctggta tatttgatgg atgtcgcgct gcctcacgtc ccggtaccca ggaacgcggt 840gggatctcgg gcccatcgaa gactgtgctc cagactgctc gcccagcagg tgtttcttga 900tcgccgcctc taaattgtcc gcgcatcgcc ggtaacattt ttccagctcg gagtttgcgt 960ttagatacag tttctgcgat gccaaaggag cctgcagatt ataacctcgg atgctgtcat 1020tcagcgcttt taatttgacc tccagatagt tgctgtattt ctgttcccat tggctgctgc 1080gcagcttcgt ataactcgag ttattgttgc gctctgcctc ggcgtactgg ctcatgatct 1140ggatcttgtc cgtgtcgctt ttcttcgagt gtttctcgca aacgatgtgc acggcctgca 1200gtgtccaatc ggagtcgagc tggcgccgaa actggcggat ctgagcctcc acactgccct 1260gtttctctat ccacggcgga accgcctcct gccgtttcag aatgttgttc aagtggtact 1320ctgtgcggtc aatgaaggcg ttattgccgg tgaaatcttt gggaagcggt tttcctcggg 1380gaagattacg aaattccccg cgtcgttgcg cttcctggat ctcgaggaga tcgttctccg 1440cgtcgaggag atcgttctcc gcgtcgacac cattccttgc ggcggcggtg ctcaacggcc 1500tcaacctact actgggctgc ttcctaatgc aggagtcgca taagggagag cgtcgacaaa 1560cccgcgtttg agaacttgct caagcttctg gtaaacgttg tagtactctg aaacaaggcc 1620ctagcactct gatctgtttc tcttgggtag cggtgagtgg tttattggag ttcactggtt 1680tcagcacatc tgtcatctag acaatattgt tactaaattt ttttgaacta caattgttcg 1740taattcatct attattatac atcctcgtca gcaatttctg gcagacggag tttactaacg 1800tcttgagtat gaggccgaga atccagctct gtggccatac tcagtcttga cagcctgctg 1860atgtggctgc gttcaacgca ataagcgtgt cctccgactc cgagttgtgc tcgttatcgt 1920cgttctcatc ctcggaaaaa tcacacgaaa gaacatactc accagtaggc tttctggtcc 1980ctggggcacg gctgtttctg acgtattccg gcgttgataa tagctcgaaa gtgaacgccg 2040agtcgcggga gtcgaccgat gcccttgaga gccttcaacc cagtcagctc cttccggtgg 2100gcgcggggca tgactatcgt cgccgcactt atgactgtct tctttatcat gcaactcgta 2160ggacaggtgc cggcagcgct ctgggtcatt ttcggcgagg accgctttcg ctggagcgcg 2220acgatgatcg gcctgtcgct tgcggtattc ggaatcttgc acgccctcgc tcaagccttc 2280gtcactggtc ccgccaccaa acgtttcggc gagaagcagg ccattatcgc cggcatggcg 2340gccgacgcgc tgggctacgt cttgctggcg ttcgcgacgc gaggctggat ggccttcccc 2400attatgattc ttctcgcttc cggcggcatc gggatgcccg cgttgcaggc catgctgtcc 2460aggcaggtag atgacgacca tcagggacag cttcaaggat cgctcgcggc tcttaccagc 2520ctaacttcga tcactggacc gctgatcgtc acggcgattt atgccgcctc ggcgagcaca 2580tggaacgggt tggcatggat tgtaggcgcc gccctatacc ttgtctgcct ccccgcgttg 2640cgtcgcggtg catggagccg ggccacctcg acctgaatgg aagccggcgg cacctcgcta 2700acggattcac cactccaaga attggagcca atcaattctt gcggagaact gtgaatgcgc 2760aaaccaaccc ttggcagaac atatccatcg cgtccgccat ctccagcagc cgcacgcggc 2820gcatcggggg gggggggggg gggggggggc aaacaattca tcattttttt tttattcttt 2880tttttgattt cggtttcttt gaaatttttt tgattcggta atctccgaac agaaggaaga 2940acgaaggaag gagcacagac ttagattggt atatatacgc atatgtagtg ttgaagaaac 3000atgaaattgc ccagtattct taacccaact gcacagaaca aaaacctgca ggaaacgaag 3060ataaatcatg tcgaaagcta catataagga acgtgctgct actcatccta gtcctgttgc 3120tgccaagcta tttaatatca tgcacgaaaa gcaaacaaac ttgtgtgctt cattggatgt 3180tcgtaccacc aaggaattac tggagttagt tgaagcatta ggtcccaaaa tttgtttact 3240aaaaacacat gtggatatct tgactgattt ttccatggag ggcacagtta agccgctaaa 3300ggcattatcc gccaagtaca attttttact cttcgaagac agaaaatttg ctgacattgg 3360taatacagtc aaattgcagt actctgcggg tgtatacaga atagcagaat gggcagacat 3420tacgaatgca cacggtgtgg tgggcccagg tattgttagc ggtttgaagc aggcggcaga 3480agaagtaaca aaggaaccta gaggcctttt gatgttagca gaattgtcat gcaagggctc 3540cctatctact ggagaatata ctaagggtac tgttgacatt gcgaagagcg acaaagattt 3600tgttatcggc tttattgctc aaagagacat gggtggaaga gatgaaggtt acgattggtt 3660gattatgaca cccggtgtgg gtttagatga caagggagac gcattgggtc aacagtatag 3720aaccgtggat gatgtggtct ctacaggatc tgacattatt attgttggaa gaggactatt 3780tgcaaaggga agggatgcta aggtagaggg tgaacgttac agaaaagcag gctgggaagc 3840atatttgaga agatgcggcc agcaaaacta aaaaactgta ttataagtaa atgcatgtat 3900actaaactca caaattagag cttcaattta attatatcag ttattacccg ggaatctcgg 3960tcgtaatgat ttttataatg acgaaaaaaa aaaaattgga aagaaaagcc cccccccccc 4020cccccccccc cccccccccc ccgcagcgtt gggtcctggc cacgggtgcg catgatcgtg 4080ctcctgtcgt tgaggacccg gctaggctgg cggggttgcc ttactggtta gcagaatgaa 4140tcaccgatac gcgagcgaac gtgaagcgac tgctgctgca aaacgtctgc gacctgagca 4200acaacatgaa tggtcttcgg tttccgtgtt tcgtaaagtc tggaaacgcg gaagtcagcg 4260ccctgcacca ttatgttccg gatctgcatc gcaggatgct gctggctacc ctgtggaaca 4320cctacatctg tattaacgaa gcgctggcat tgaccctgag tgatttttct ctggtcccgc 4380cgcatccata ccgccagttg tttaccctca caacgttcca gtaaccgggc atgttcatca 4440tcagtaaccc gtatcgtgag catcctctct cgtttcatcg gtatcattac ccccatgaac 4500agaaattccc ccttacacgg aggcatcaag tgaccaaaca ggaaaaaacc gcccttaaca 4560tggcccgctt tatcagaagc cagacattaa cgcttctgga gaaactcaac gagctggacg 4620cggatgaaca ggcagacatc tgtgaatcgc ttcacgacca cgctgatgag ctttaccgca 4680gctgcctcgc gcgtttcggt gatgacggtg aaaacctctg acacatgcag ctcccggaga 4740cggtcacagc ttgtctgtaa gcggatgccg ggagcagaca agcccgtcag ggcgcgtcag 4800cgggtgttgg cgggtgtcgg ggcgcagcca tgacccagtc acgtagcgat agcggagtgt 4860atactggctt aactatgcgg catcagagca gattgtactg agagtgcacc atatgcggtg 4920tgaaataccg cacagatgcg taaggagaaa ataccgcatc aggcgctctt ccgcttcctc 4980gctcactgac tcgctgcgct cggtcgttcg gctgcggcga gcggtatcag ctcactcaaa 5040ggcggtaata cggttatcca cagaatcagg ggataacgca ggaaagaaca tgtgagcaaa 5100aggccagcaa aaggccagga accgtaaaaa ggccgcgttg ctggcgtttt tccataggct 5160ccgcccccct gacgagcatc acaaaaatcg acgctcaagt cagaggtggc gaaacccgac 5220aggactataa agataccagg cgtttccccc tggaagctcc ctcgtgcgct ctcctgttcc 5280gaccctgccg cttaccggat acctgtccgc ctttctccct tcgggaagcg tggcgctttc 5340tcatagctca cgctgtaggt atctcagttc ggtgtaggtc gttcgctcca agctgggctg 5400tgtgcacgaa ccccccgttc agcccgaccg ctgcgcctta tccggtaact atcgtcttga 5460gtccaacccg gtaagacacg acttatcgcc actggcagca gccactggta acaggattag 5520cagagcgagg tatgtaggcg gtgctacaga gttcttgaag tggtggccta actacggcta 5580cactagaagg acagtatttg gtatctgcgc tctgctgaag ccagttacct tcggaaaaag 5640agttggtagc tcttgatccg gcaaacaaac caccgctggt agcggtggtt tttttgtttg 5700caagcagcag attacgcgca gaaaaaaagg atctcaagaa gatcctttga tcttttctac 5760ggggtctgac gctcagtgga acgaaaactc acgttaaggg attttggtca tgagattatc 5820aaaaaggatc ttcacctaga tccttttaaa ttaaaaatga agttttaaat caatctaaag 5880tatatatgag taaacttggt ctgacagtta ccaatgctta atcagtgagg cacctatctc 5940agcgatctgt ctatttcgtt catccatagt tgcctgactc cccgtcgtgt agataactac 6000gatacgggag ggcttaccat ctggccccag tgctgcaatg ataccgcgag acccacgctc 6060accggctcca gatttatcag caataaacca gccagccgga agggccgagc gcagaagtgg 6120tcctgcaact ttatccgcct ccatccagtc tattaattgt tgccgggaag ctagagtaag 6180tagttcgcca gttaatagtt tgcgcaacgt tgttgccatt gctgcaggca tcgtggtgtc 6240acgctcgtcg tttggtatgg cttcattcag ctccggttcc caacgatcaa ggcgagttac 6300atgatccccc atgttgtgca aaaaagcggt tagctccttc ggtcctccga tcgttgtcag 6360aagtaagttg gccgcagtgt tatcactcat ggttatggca gcactgcata attctcttac 6420tgtcatgcca tccgtaagat gcttttctgt gactggtgag tactcaacca agtcattctg 6480agaatagtgt atgcggcgac cgagttgctc ttgcccggcg tcaacacggg ataataccgc 6540gccacatagc agaactttaa aagtgctcat cattggaaaa cgttcttcgg ggcgaaaact 6600ctcaaggatc ttaccgctgt tgagatccag ttcgatgtaa cccactcgtg cacccaactg 6660atcttcagca tcttttactt tcaccagcgt ttctgggtga gcaaaaacag gaaggcaaaa 6720tgccgcaaaa aagggaataa gggcgacacg gaaatgttga atactcatac tcttcctttt 6780tcaatattat tgaagcattt atcagggtta ttgtctcatg agcggataca tatttgaatg 6840tatttagaaa aataaacaaa taggggttcc gcgcacattt ccccgaaaag tgccacctga 6900cgtctaagaa accattatta tcatgacatt aacctataaa aataggcgta tcacgaggcc 6960ctttcgtctt caa 6973 13 7591 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pFPMT-CHH-E1H6 sequence 13 ggtaccctgctcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60 tccctcctgacacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttcttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180 aatttaattttcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240 ataaacgatataaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgtctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccttaat ggtgatggtg 360 gtggtgccagttcatcatca tatcccaagc catacggtga cctgttatgt ggccgggata 420 gattgagcaattgcagtcct gcaccgtctc atgccggcga ggcgagatgg tgaacagctg 480 ggagacgaggaagacagatc cgcagagatc ccccacgtac atagcggaac agaaagcagc 540 cgccccaaccagcaaatcga cgtggcgtcg tattgtcgta gtggggacgc tggcgttcct 600 agctgcgagcgtgggggtga gcgctaccca gcagcgggaa gagttgttct cccgaacgca 660 gggcacgcacccgggggtgt gcatgatcat gtccgctgcc tcatacacaa tgcttgagtt 720 ggagcagtcgttcgtgacat ggtacatccc ggacacgttg cgcacctcat acctcttttc 780 caacgggtgtgtagttccat tctccaccgc tagggctgcg ctgggctcca ttggcgaggt 840 tttcaaggccgctaggatgc gatccatgcg tccgtagcct tgcgtggagc gtgcgtgtgc 900 gtgcgggagtgcgcataggt aggctacggt gatgattgct agcatggcgg gaatagtttt 960 gctatacatgaattcccgat gaagcagaga gcgcaggagg cggtatttat agtgccattc 1020 ccctctctgagagacccgga tggtagtcga gtgtatcgga gacagcttga tgtagactcc 1080 gtgcctgccggctcctctta ttggcggaca ccagtgagac accccggaac ttgctgtttt 1140 tctgcaaaatccggggtgac cagtgggagc ctatttgcac acacgagcgg gacaccccac 1200 tctggtgaagagtgccaaag tcattctttt tcccgttgcg gggcagccga ttgcatgttt 1260 taggaaaatattacctttgc tacaccctgt cagatttacc ctccacacat atatattccg 1320 tcacctccagggactattat tcgtcgttgc gccgccagcg gaagatatcc agaagctgtt 1380 ttccgagagactcggttggc gcctggtata tttgatggat gtcgcgctgc ctcacgtccc 1440 ggtacccaggaacgcggtgg gatctcgggc ccatcgaaga ctgtgctcca gactgctcgc 1500 ccagcaggtgtttcttgatc gccgcctcta aattgtccgc gcatcgccgg taacattttt 1560 ccagctcggagtttgcgttt agatacagtt tctgcgatgc caaaggagcc tgcagattat 1620 aacctcggatgctgtcattc agcgctttta atttgacctc cagatagttg ctgtatttct 1680 gttcccattggctgctgcgc agcttcgtat aactcgagtt attgttgcgc tctgcctcgg 1740 cgtactggctcatgatctgg atcttgtccg tgtcgctttt cttcgagtgt ttctcgcaaa 1800 cgatgtgcacggcctgcagt gtccaatcgg agtcgagctg gcgccgaaac tggcggatct 1860 gagcctccacactgccctgt ttctctatcc acggcggaac cgcctcctgc cgtttcagaa 1920 tgttgttcaagtggtactct gtgcggtcaa tgaaggcgtt attgccggtg aaatctttgg 1980 gaagcggttttcctcgggga agattacgaa attccccgcg tcgttgcgct tcctggatct 2040 cgaggagatcgttctccgcg tcgaggagat cgttctccgc gtcgacacca ttccttgcgg 2100 cggcggtgctcaacggcctc aacctactac tgggctgctt cctaatgcag gagtcgcata 2160 agggagagcgtcgacaaacc cgcgtttgag aacttgctca agcttctggt aaacgttgta 2220 gtactctgaaacaaggccct agcactctga tctgtttctc ttgggtagcg gtgagtggtt 2280 tattggagttcactggtttc agcacatctg tcatctagac aatattgtta ctaaattttt 2340 ttgaactacaattgttcgta attcatctat tattatacat cctcgtcagc aatttctggc 2400 agacggagtttactaacgtc ttgagtatga ggccgagaat ccagctctgt ggccatactc 2460 agtcttgacagcctgctgat gtggctgcgt tcaacgcaat aagcgtgtcc tccgactccg 2520 agttgtgctcgttatcgtcg ttctcatcct cggaaaaatc acacgaaaga acatactcac 2580 cagtaggctttctggtccct ggggcacggc tgtttctgac gtattccggc gttgataata 2640 gctcgaaagtgaacgccgag tcgcgggagt cgaccgatgc ccttgagagc cttcaaccca 2700 gtcagctccttccggtgggc gcggggcatg actatcgtcg ccgcacttat gactgtcttc 2760 tttatcatgcaactcgtagg acaggtgccg gcagcgctct gggtcatttt cggcgaggac 2820 cgctttcgctggagcgcgac gatgatcggc ctgtcgcttg cggtattcgg aatcttgcac 2880 gccctcgctcaagccttcgt cactggtccc gccaccaaac gtttcggcga gaagcaggcc 2940 attatcgccggcatggcggc cgacgcgctg ggctacgtct tgctggcgtt cgcgacgcga 3000 ggctggatggccttccccat tatgattctt ctcgcttccg gcggcatcgg gatgcccgcg 3060 ttgcaggccatgctgtccag gcaggtagat gacgaccatc agggacagct tcaaggatcg 3120 ctcgcggctcttaccagcct aacttcgatc actggaccgc tgatcgtcac ggcgatttat 3180 gccgcctcggcgagcacatg gaacgggttg gcatggattg taggcgccgc cctatacctt 3240 gtctgcctccccgcgttgcg tcgcggtgca tggagccggg ccacctcgac ctgaatggaa 3300 gccggcggcacctcgctaac ggattcacca ctccaagaat tggagccaat caattcttgc 3360 ggagaactgtgaatgcgcaa accaaccctt ggcagaacat atccatcgcg tccgccatct 3420 ccagcagccgcacgcggcgc atcggggggg gggggggggg gggggggcaa acaattcatc 3480 attttttttttattcttttt tttgatttcg gtttctttga aatttttttg attcggtaat 3540 ctccgaacagaaggaagaac gaaggaagga gcacagactt agattggtat atatacgcat 3600 atgtagtgttgaagaaacat gaaattgccc agtattctta acccaactgc acagaacaaa 3660 aacctgcaggaaacgaagat aaatcatgtc gaaagctaca tataaggaac gtgctgctac 3720 tcatcctagtcctgttgctg ccaagctatt taatatcatg cacgaaaagc aaacaaactt 3780 gtgtgcttcattggatgttc gtaccaccaa ggaattactg gagttagttg aagcattagg 3840 tcccaaaatttgtttactaa aaacacatgt ggatatcttg actgattttt ccatggaggg 3900 cacagttaagccgctaaagg cattatccgc caagtacaat tttttactct tcgaagacag 3960 aaaatttgctgacattggta atacagtcaa attgcagtac tctgcgggtg tatacagaat 4020 agcagaatgggcagacatta cgaatgcaca cggtgtggtg ggcccaggta ttgttagcgg 4080 tttgaagcaggcggcagaag aagtaacaaa ggaacctaga ggccttttga tgttagcaga 4140 attgtcatgcaagggctccc tatctactgg agaatatact aagggtactg ttgacattgc 4200 gaagagcgacaaagattttg ttatcggctt tattgctcaa agagacatgg gtggaagaga 4260 tgaaggttacgattggttga ttatgacacc cggtgtgggt ttagatgaca agggagacgc 4320 attgggtcaacagtatagaa ccgtggatga tgtggtctct acaggatctg acattattat 4380 tgttggaagaggactatttg caaagggaag ggatgctaag gtagagggtg aacgttacag 4440 aaaagcaggctgggaagcat atttgagaag atgcggccag caaaactaaa aaactgtatt 4500 ataagtaaatgcatgtatac taaactcaca aattagagct tcaatttaat tatatcagtt 4560 attacccgggaatctcggtc gtaatgattt ttataatgac gaaaaaaaaa aaattggaaa 4620 gaaaagcccccccccccccc cccccccccc cccccccccc gcagcgttgg gtcctggcca 4680 cgggtgcgcatgatcgtgct cctgtcgttg aggacccggc taggctggcg gggttgcctt 4740 actggttagcagaatgaatc accgatacgc gagcgaacgt gaagcgactg ctgctgcaaa 4800 acgtctgcgacctgagcaac aacatgaatg gtcttcggtt tccgtgtttc gtaaagtctg 4860 gaaacgcggaagtcagcgcc ctgcaccatt atgttccgga tctgcatcgc aggatgctgc 4920 tggctaccctgtggaacacc tacatctgta ttaacgaagc gctggcattg accctgagtg 4980 atttttctctggtcccgccg catccatacc gccagttgtt taccctcaca acgttccagt 5040 aaccgggcatgttcatcatc agtaacccgt atcgtgagca tcctctctcg tttcatcggt 5100 atcattacccccatgaacag aaattccccc ttacacggag gcatcaagtg accaaacagg 5160 aaaaaaccgcccttaacatg gcccgcttta tcagaagcca gacattaacg cttctggaga 5220 aactcaacgagctggacgcg gatgaacagg cagacatctg tgaatcgctt cacgaccacg 5280 ctgatgagctttaccgcagc tgcctcgcgc gtttcggtga tgacggtgaa aacctctgac 5340 acatgcagctcccggagacg gtcacagctt gtctgtaagc ggatgccggg agcagacaag 5400 cccgtcagggcgcgtcagcg ggtgttggcg ggtgtcgggg cgcagccatg acccagtcac 5460 gtagcgatagcggagtgtat actggcttaa ctatgcggca tcagagcaga ttgtactgag 5520 agtgcaccatatgcggtgtg aaataccgca cagatgcgta aggagaaaat accgcatcag 5580 gcgctcttccgcttcctcgc tcactgactc gctgcgctcg gtcgttcggc tgcggcgagc 5640 ggtatcagctcactcaaagg cggtaatacg gttatccaca gaatcagggg ataacgcagg 5700 aaagaacatgtgagcaaaag gccagcaaaa ggccaggaac cgtaaaaagg ccgcgttgct 5760 ggcgtttttccataggctcc gcccccctga cgagcatcac aaaaatcgac gctcaagtca 5820 gaggtggcgaaacccgacag gactataaag ataccaggcg tttccccctg gaagctccct 5880 cgtgcgctctcctgttccga ccctgccgct taccggatac ctgtccgcct ttctcccttc 5940 gggaagcgtggcgctttctc atagctcacg ctgtaggtat ctcagttcgg tgtaggtcgt 6000 tcgctccaagctgggctgtg tgcacgaacc ccccgttcag cccgaccgct gcgccttatc 6060 cggtaactatcgtcttgagt ccaacccggt aagacacgac ttatcgccac tggcagcagc 6120 cactggtaacaggattagca gagcgaggta tgtaggcggt gctacagagt tcttgaagtg 6180 gtggcctaactacggctaca ctagaaggac agtatttggt atctgcgctc tgctgaagcc 6240 agttaccttcggaaaaagag ttggtagctc ttgatccggc aaacaaacca ccgctggtag 6300 cggtggtttttttgtttgca agcagcagat tacgcgcaga aaaaaaggat ctcaagaaga 6360 tcctttgatcttttctacgg ggtctgacgc tcagtggaac gaaaactcac gttaagggat 6420 tttggtcatgagattatcaa aaaggatctt cacctagatc cttttaaatt aaaaatgaag 6480 ttttaaatcaatctaaagta tatatgagta aacttggtct gacagttacc aatgcttaat 6540 cagtgaggcacctatctcag cgatctgtct atttcgttca tccatagttg cctgactccc 6600 cgtcgtgtagataactacga tacgggaggg cttaccatct ggccccagtg ctgcaatgat 6660 accgcgagacccacgctcac cggctccaga tttatcagca ataaaccagc cagccggaag 6720 ggccgagcgcagaagtggtc ctgcaacttt atccgcctcc atccagtcta ttaattgttg 6780 ccgggaagctagagtaagta gttcgccagt taatagtttg cgcaacgttg ttgccattgc 6840 tgcaggcatcgtggtgtcac gctcgtcgtt tggtatggct tcattcagct ccggttccca 6900 acgatcaaggcgagttacat gatcccccat gttgtgcaaa aaagcggtta gctccttcgg 6960 tcctccgatcgttgtcagaa gtaagttggc cgcagtgtta tcactcatgg ttatggcagc 7020 actgcataattctcttactg tcatgccatc cgtaagatgc ttttctgtga ctggtgagta 7080 ctcaaccaagtcattctgag aatagtgtat gcggcgaccg agttgctctt gcccggcgtc 7140 aacacgggataataccgcgc cacatagcag aactttaaaa gtgctcatca ttggaaaacg 7200 ttcttcggggcgaaaactct caaggatctt accgctgttg agatccagtt cgatgtaacc 7260 cactcgtgcacccaactgat cttcagcatc ttttactttc accagcgttt ctgggtgagc 7320 aaaaacaggaaggcaaaatg ccgcaaaaaa gggaataagg gcgacacgga aatgttgaat 7380 actcatactcttcctttttc aatattattg aagcatttat cagggttatt gtctcatgag 7440 cggatacatatttgaatgta tttagaaaaa taaacaaata ggggttccgc gcacatttcc 7500 ccgaaaagtgccacctgacg tctaagaaac cattattatc atgacattaa cctataaaaa 7560 taggcgtatcacgaggccct ttcgtcttca a 7591 14 50 DNA Artificial Sequence Descriptionof Artificial Sequence Synthetic probe or primer 14 aggggtaagcttggataaaa ggtatgaggt gcgcaacgtg tccgggatgt 50 15 42 DNA ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probe or primer 15agttacggat ccttaatggt gatggtggtg gtgccagttc at 42 16 7648 DNA ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pFPMT-Mfalfa-E1-H6sequence 16 ggtaccctgc tcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacctcgacattggc 60 tccctcctga cacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagttgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttc ttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaagaaaatattt 180 aatttaattt tcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatctcatcacttc 240 ataaacgata taaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaaagcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgt ctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccttaatggtgatggtg 360 gtggtgccag ttcatcatca tatcccaagc catacggtga cctgttatgtggccgggata 420 gattgagcaa ttgcagtcct gcaccgtctc atgccggcga ggcgagatggtgaacagctg 480 ggagacgagg aagacagatc cgcagagatc ccccacgtac atagcggaacagaaagcagc 540 cgccccaacg agcaaatcga cgtggcgtcg tattgtcgta gtggggacgctggcgttcct 600 agctgcgagc gtgggggtga gcgctaccca gcagcgggaa gagttgttctcccgaacgca 660 gggcacgcac ccgggggtgt gcatgatcat gtccgctgcc tcatacacaatgcttgagtt 720 ggagcagtcg ttcgtgacat ggtacatccc ggacacgttg cgcacctcataccttttatc 780 caagcttacc ccttcttctt tagcagcaat gctggcaata gtagtatttataaacaataa 840 cccgttattt gtgctgttgg aaaatggcaa aacagcaaca tcgaaatccccttctaaatc 900 tgagtaaccg atgacagctt cagccggaat ttgtgccgtt tcatcttctgttgtagtgtt 960 gactggagca gctaatgcgg aggatgctgc gaataaaact gcagtaaaaattgaaggaaa 1020 tctcatgaat tcccgatgaa gcagagagcg caggaggcgg tatttatagtgccattcccc 1080 tctctgagag acccggatgg tagtcgagtg tatcggagac agcttgatgtagactccgtg 1140 cctgccggct cctcttattg gcggacacca gtgagacacc ccggaacttgctgtttttct 1200 gcaaaatccg gggtgaccag tgggagccta tttgcacaca cgagcgggacaccccactct 1260 ggtgaagagt gccaaagtca ttctttttcc cgttgcgggg cagccgattgcatgttttag 1320 gaaaatatta cctttgctac accctgtcag atttaccctc cacacatatatattccgtca 1380 cctccaggga ctattattcg tcgttgcgcc gccagcggaa gatatccagaagctgttttc 1440 cgagagactc ggttggcgcc tggtatattt gatggatgtc gcgctgcctcacgtcccggt 1500 acccaggaac gcggtgggat ctcgggccca tcgaagactg tgctccagactgctcgccca 1560 gcaggtgttt cttgatcgcc gcctctaaat tgtccgcgca tcgccggtaacatttttcca 1620 gctcggagtt tgcgtttaga tacagtttct gcgatgccaa aggagcctgcagattataac 1680 ctcggatgct gtcattcagc gcttttaatt tgacctccag atagttgctgtatttctgtt 1740 cccattggct gctgcgcagc ttcgtataac tcgagttatt gttgcgctctgcctcggcgt 1800 actggctcat gatctggatc ttgtccgtgt cgcttttctt cgagtgtttctcgcaaacga 1860 tgtgcacggc ctgcagtgtc caatcggagt cgagctggcg ccgaaactggcggatctgag 1920 cctccacact gccctgtttc tctatccacg gcggaaccgc ctcctgccgtttcagaatgt 1980 tgttcaagtg gtactctgtg cggtcaatga aggcgttatt gccggtgaaatctttgggaa 2040 gcggttttcc tcggggaaga ttacgaaatt ccccgcgtcg ttgcgcttcctggatctcga 2100 ggagatcgtt ctccgcgtcg aggagatcgt tctccgcgtc gacaccattccttgcggcgg 2160 cggtgctcaa cggcctcaac ctactactgg gctgcttcct aatgcaggagtcgcataagg 2220 gagagcgtcg acaaacccgc gtttgagaac ttgctcaagc ttctggtaaacgttgtagta 2280 ctctgaaaca aggccctagc actctgatct gtttctcttg ggtagcggtgagtggtttat 2340 tggagttcac tggtttcagc acatctgtca tctagacaat attgttactaaatttttttg 2400 aactacaatt gttcgtaatt catctattat tatacatcct cgtcagcaatttctggcaga 2460 cggagtttac taacgtcttg agtatgaggc cgagaatcca gctctgtggccatactcagt 2520 cttgacagcc tgctgatgtg gctgcgttca acgcaataag cgtgtcctccgactccgagt 2580 tgtgctcgtt atcgtcgttc tcatcctcgg aaaaatcaca cgaaagaacatactcaccag 2640 taggctttct ggtccctggg gcacggctgt ttctgacgta ttccggcgttgataatagct 2700 cgaaagtgaa cgccgagtcg cgggagtcga ccgatgccct tgagagccttcaacccagtc 2760 agctccttcc ggtgggcgcg gggcatgact atcgtcgccg cacttatgactgtcttcttt 2820 atcatgcaac tcgtaggaca ggtgccggca gcgctctggg tcattttcggcgaggaccgc 2880 tttcgctgga gcgcgacgat gatcggcctg tcgcttgcgg tattcggaatcttgcacgcc 2940 ctcgctcaag ccttcgtcac tggtcccgcc accaaacgtt tcggcgagaagcaggccatt 3000 atcgccggca tggcggccga cgcgctgggc tacgtcttgc tggcgttcgcgacgcgaggc 3060 tggatggcct tccccattat gattcttctc gcttccggcg gcatcgggatgcccgcgttg 3120 caggccatgc tgtccaggca ggtagatgac gaccatcagg gacagcttcaaggatcgctc 3180 gcggctctta ccagcctaac ttcgatcact ggaccgctga tcgtcacggcgatttatgcc 3240 gcctcggcga gcacatggaa cgggttggca tggattgtag gcgccgccctataccttgtc 3300 tgcctccccg cgttgcgtcg cggtgcatgg agccgggcca cctcgacctgaatggaagcc 3360 ggcggcacct cgctaacgga ttcaccactc caagaattgg agccaatcaattcttgcgga 3420 gaactgtgaa tgcgcaaacc aacccttggc agaacatatc catcgcgtccgccatctcca 3480 gcagccgcac gcggcgcatc gggggggggg gggggggggg ggggcaaacaattcatcatt 3540 ttttttttat tctttttttt gatttcggtt tctttgaaat ttttttgattcggtaatctc 3600 cgaacagaag gaagaacgaa ggaaggagca cagacttaga ttggtatatatacgcatatg 3660 tagtgttgaa gaaacatgaa attgcccagt attcttaacc caactgcacagaacaaaaac 3720 ctgcaggaaa cgaagataaa tcatgtcgaa agctacatat aaggaacgtgctgctactca 3780 tcctagtcct gttgctgcca agctatttaa tatcatgcac gaaaagcaaacaaacttgtg 3840 tgcttcattg gatgttcgta ccaccaagga attactggag ttagttgaagcattaggtcc 3900 caaaatttgt ttactaaaaa cacatgtgga tatcttgact gatttttccatggagggcac 3960 agttaagccg ctaaaggcat tatccgccaa gtacaatttt ttactcttcgaagacagaaa 4020 atttgctgac attggtaata cagtcaaatt gcagtactct gcgggtgtatacagaatagc 4080 agaatgggca gacattacga atgcacacgg tgtggtgggc ccaggtattgttagcggttt 4140 gaagcaggcg gcagaagaag taacaaagga acctagaggc cttttgatgttagcagaatt 4200 gtcatgcaag ggctccctat ctactggaga atatactaag ggtactgttgacattgcgaa 4260 gagcgacaaa gattttgtta tcggctttat tgctcaaaga gacatgggtggaagagatga 4320 aggttacgat tggttgatta tgacacccgg tgtgggttta gatgacaagggagacgcatt 4380 gggtcaacag tatagaaccg tggatgatgt ggtctctaca ggatctgacattattattgt 4440 tggaagagga ctatttgcaa agggaaggga tgctaaggta gagggtgaacgttacagaaa 4500 agcaggctgg gaagcatatt tgagaagatg cggccagcaa aactaaaaaactgtattata 4560 agtaaatgca tgtatactaa actcacaaat tagagcttca atttaattatatcagttatt 4620 acccgggaat ctcggtcgta atgattttta taatgacgaa aaaaaaaaaattggaaagaa 4680 aagccccccc cccccccccc cccccccccc cccccccgca gcgttgggtcctggccacgg 4740 gtgcgcatga tcgtgctcct gtcgttgagg acccggctag gctggcggggttgccttact 4800 ggttagcaga atgaatcacc gatacgcgag cgaacgtgaa gcgactgctgctgcaaaacg 4860 tctgcgacct gagcaacaac atgaatggtc ttcggtttcc gtgtttcgtaaagtctggaa 4920 acgcggaagt cagcgccctg caccattatg ttccggatct gcatcgcaggatgctgctgg 4980 ctaccctgtg gaacacctac atctgtatta acgaagcgct ggcattgaccctgagtgatt 5040 tttctctggt cccgccgcat ccataccgcc agttgtttac cctcacaacgttccagtaac 5100 cgggcatgtt catcatcagt aacccgtatc gtgagcatcc tctctcgtttcatcggtatc 5160 attaccccca tgaacagaaa ttccccctta cacggaggca tcaagtgaccaaacaggaaa 5220 aaaccgccct taacatggcc cgctttatca gaagccagac attaacgcttctggagaaac 5280 tcaacgagct ggacgcggat gaacaggcag acatctgtga atcgcttcacgaccacgctg 5340 atgagcttta ccgcagctgc ctcgcgcgtt tcggtgatga cggtgaaaacctctgacaca 5400 tgcagctccc ggagacggtc acagcttgtc tgtaagcgga tgccgggagcagacaagccc 5460 gtcagggcgc gtcagcgggt gttggcgggt gtcggggcgc agccatgacccagtcacgta 5520 gcgatagcgg agtgtatact ggcttaacta tgcggcatca gagcagattgtactgagagt 5580 gcaccatatg cggtgtgaaa taccgcacag atgcgtaagg agaaaataccgcatcaggcg 5640 ctcttccgct tcctcgctca ctgactcgct gcgctcggtc gttcggctgcggcgagcggt 5700 atcagctcac tcaaaggcgg taatacggtt atccacagaa tcaggggataacgcaggaaa 5760 gaacatgtga gcaaaaggcc agcaaaaggc caggaaccgt aaaaaggccgcgttgctggc 5820 gtttttccat aggctccgcc cccctgacga gcatcacaaa aatcgacgctcaagtcagag 5880 gtggcgaaac ccgacaggac tataaagata ccaggcgttt ccccctggaagctccctcgt 5940 gcgctctcct gttccgaccc tgccgcttac cggatacctg tccgcctttctcccttcggg 6000 aagcgtggcg ctttctcata gctcacgctg taggtatctc agttcggtgtaggtcgttcg 6060 ctccaagctg ggctgtgtgc acgaaccccc cgttcagccc gaccgctgcgccttatccgg 6120 taactatcgt cttgagtcca acccggtaag acacgactta tcgccactggcagcagccac 6180 tggtaacagg attagcagag cgaggtatgt aggcggtgct acagagttcttgaagtggtg 6240 gcctaactac ggctacacta gaaggacagt atttggtatc tgcgctctgctgaagccagt 6300 taccttcgga aaaagagttg gtagctcttg atccggcaaa caaaccaccgctggtagcgg 6360 tggttttttt gtttgcaagc agcagattac gcgcagaaaa aaaggatctcaagaagatcc 6420 tttgatcttt tctacggggt ctgacgctca gtggaacgaa aactcacgttaagggatttt 6480 ggtcatgaga ttatcaaaaa ggatcttcac ctagatcctt ttaaattaaaaatgaagttt 6540 taaatcaatc taaagtatat atgagtaaac ttggtctgac agttaccaatgcttaatcag 6600 tgaggcacct atctcagcga tctgtctatt tcgttcatcc atagttgcctgactccccgt 6660 cgtgtagata actacgatac gggagggctt accatctggc cccagtgctgcaatgatacc 6720 gcgagaccca cgctcaccgg ctccagattt atcagcaata aaccagccagccggaagggc 6780 cgagcgcaga agtggtcctg caactttatc cgcctccatc cagtctattaattgttgccg 6840 ggaagctaga gtaagtagtt cgccagttaa tagtttgcgc aacgttgttgccattgctgc 6900 aggcatcgtg gtgtcacgct cgtcgtttgg tatggcttca ttcagctccggttcccaacg 6960 atcaaggcga gttacatgat cccccatgtt gtgcaaaaaa gcggttagctccttcggtcc 7020 tccgatcgtt gtcagaagta agttggccgc agtgttatca ctcatggttatggcagcact 7080 gcataattct cttactgtca tgccatccgt aagatgcttt tctgtgactggtgagtactc 7140 aaccaagtca ttctgagaat agtgtatgcg gcgaccgagt tgctcttgcccggcgtcaac 7200 acgggataat accgcgccac atagcagaac tttaaaagtg ctcatcattggaaaacgttc 7260 ttcggggcga aaactctcaa ggatcttacc gctgttgaga tccagttcgatgtaacccac 7320 tcgtgcaccc aactgatctt cagcatcttt tactttcacc agcgtttctgggtgagcaaa 7380 aacaggaagg caaaatgccg caaaaaaggg aataagggcg acacggaaatgttgaatact 7440 catactcttc ctttttcaat attattgaag catttatcag ggttattgtctcatgagcgg 7500 atacatattt gaatgtattt agaaaaataa acaaataggg gttccgcgcacatttccccg 7560 aaaagtgcca cctgacgtct aagaaaccat tattatcatg acattaacctataaaaatag 7620 gcgtatcacg aggccctttc gtcttcaa 7648 17 4453 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpUC18-FMD-MFalfa-E1-H6 sequence 17 gcgcccaata cgcaaaccgc ctctccccgcgcgttggccg attcattaat gcagctggca 60 cgacaggttt cccgactgga aagcgggcagtgagcgcaac gcaattaatg tgagttagct 120 cactcattag gcaccccagg ctttacactttatgcttccg gctcgtatgt tgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcgga taacaatttc acacaggaaacagctatgac catgattacg aattcgagct 240 cggtacccgg ggatccttaa tggtgatggtggtggtgcca gttcatcatc atatcccaag 300 ccatacggtg acctgttatg tggccgggatagattgagca attgcagtcc tgcaccgtct 360 catgccggcg aggcgagatg gtgaacagctgggagacgag gaagacagat ccgcagagat 420 cccccacgta catagcggaa cagaaagcagccgccccaac gagcaaatcg acgtggcgtc 480 gtattgtcgt agtggggacg ctggcgttcctagctgcgag cgtgggggtg agcgctaccc 540 agcagcggga agagttgttc tcccgaacgcagggcacgca cccgggggtg tgcatgatca 600 tgtccgctgc ctcatacaca atgcttgagttggagcagtc gttcgtgaca tggtacatcc 660 cggacacgtt gcgcacctca taccttttatccaagcttac cccttcttct ttagcagcaa 720 tgctggcaat agtagtattt ataaacaataacccgttatt tgtgctgttg gaaaatggca 780 aaacagcaac atcgaaatcc ccttctaaatctgagtaacc gatgacagct tcagccggaa 840 tttgtgccgt ttcatcttct gttgtagtgttgactggagc agctaatgcg gaggatgctg 900 cgaataaaac tgcagtaaaa attgaaggaaatctcatgaa ttcccgatga aggcagagag 960 cgcaaggagg cggtatttat agtgccattcccctctctga gagacccgga tggtagtcga 1020 gtgttatcgg agacagcttg atgtagactccgtgcctgcc ggtcctctta ttggcggaca 1080 ccagtgagac accccggaac ttgctgtttttctgcaaaat ccggggtgac cagtgggagc 1140 ctatttgcac acacgagcgg gacaccccactctggtgaag agtgccaaag tcattctttt 1200 tcccgtnncg gggcagccga ttgcatgttttaggaaaata ttacctttgc tacaccctgt 1260 cagatttacc ctccacacat atatattccgtcacctccag ggactattct tggctcgttg 1320 cgccgccgcg gaagatatcc agaagctgtgttttccgaga gactcggttg gcgcctggta 1380 tatttnnagg atgtcgcgct gcctcacgtcccggtaccca ggaacgcggt gggatctcgg 1440 gcccatcgaa gactgtgctc cagactgctcgcccagcagg tgtttcttga ttgccgcctc 1500 taaatagtcc gcgcatcgcc ggtaacatttttccagctcg gagtttgcgt ttagatacat 1560 ttctgcgatg ccaaaggagc ctgcagattataacctcgga tgctgtcatt cagcgctttt 1620 aatttgacct ccagatagtt gctgtatttctgttccattg gctgctggac gttcgtataa 1680 ctcgagttat tgttgcgctc tgcctcggcgtactggctca tgactgactg cggtcgcttc 1740 tcgagtgttc tcgcaacagg acgcctgcaggtcatcgagt cgagctggcg ccgaaactgg 1800 cggatctgac ctccacactg ccctgtatctctatccaccg ggaaccgcct cctgccgttc 1860 cagaatgttg ttcaagtggt agctctgtgcggtcaatgaa ggcgttattg ccggtgaaat 1920 ctttgggaag cggtttatcc tcggggaagattacgaaatt cccgcgcgtc gttgcgcttc 1980 ctggatctcg aggaagatcg ttctccgcgtcgaggagatc gttctccgcg tcgacctgca 2040 ggcatgcaag cttggcactg gccgtcgttttacaacgtcg tgactgggaa aaccctggcg 2100 ttacccaact taatcgcctt gcagcacatccccctttcgc cagctggcgt aatagcgaag 2160 aggcccgcac cgatcgccct tcccaacagttgcgcagcct gaatggcgaa tggcgcctga 2220 tgcggtattt tctccttacg catctgtgcggtatttcaca ccgcatatgg tgcactctca 2280 gtacaatctg ctctgatgcc gcatagttaagccagccccg acacccgcca acacccgctg 2340 acgcgccctg acgggcttgt ctgctcccggcatccgctta cagacaagct gtgaccgtct 2400 ccgggagctg catgtgtcag aggttttcaccgtcatcacc gaaacgcgcg agacgaaagg 2460 gcctcgtgat acgcctattt ttataggttaatgtcatgat aataatggtt tcttagacgt 2520 caggtggcac ttttcgggga aatgtgcgcggaacccctat ttgtttattt ttctaaatac 2580 attcaaatat gtatccgctc atgagacaataaccctgata aatgcttcaa taatattgaa 2640 aaaggaagag tatgagtatt caacatttccgtgtcgccct tattcccttt tttgcggcat 2700 tttgccttcc tgtttttgct cacccagaaacgctggtgaa agtaaaagat gctgaagatc 2760 agttgggtgc acgagtgggt tacatcgaactggatctcaa cagcggtaag atccttgaga 2820 gttttcgccc cgaagaacgt tttccaatgatgagcacttt taaagttctg ctatgtggcg 2880 cggtattatc ccgtattgac gccgggcaagagcaactcgg tcgccgcata cactattctc 2940 agaatgactt ggttgagtac tcaccagtcacagaaaagca tcttacggat ggcatgacag 3000 taagagaatt atgcagtgct gccataaccatgagtgataa cactgcggcc aacttacttc 3060 tgacaacgat cggaggaccg aaggagctaaccgctttttt gcacaacatg ggggatcatg 3120 taactcgcct tgatcgttgg gaaccggagctgaatgaagc cataccaaac gacgagcgtg 3180 acaccacgat gcctgtagca atggcaacaacgttgcgcaa actattaact ggcgaactac 3240 ttactctagc ttcccggcaa caattaatagactggatgga ggcggataaa gttgcaggac 3300 cacttctgcg ctcggccctt ccggctggctggtttattgc tgataaatct ggagccggtg 3360 agcgtgggtc tcgcggtatc attgcagcactggggccaga tggtaagccc tcccgtatcg 3420 tagttatcta cacgacgggg agtcaggcaactatggatga acgaaataga cagatcgctg 3480 agataggtgc ctcactgatt aagcattggtaactgtcaga ccaagtttac tcatatatac 3540 tttagattga tttaaaactt catttttaatttaaaaggat ctaggtgaag atcctttttg 3600 ataatctcat gaccaaaatc ccttaacgtgagttttcgtt ccactgagcg tcagaccccg 3660 tagaaaagat caaaggatct tcttgagatcctttttttct gcgcgtaatc tgctgcttgc 3720 aaacaaaaaa accaccgcta ccagcggtggtttgtttgcc ggatcaagag ctaccaactc 3780 tttttccgaa ggtaactggc ttcagcagagcgcagatacc aaatactgtc cttctagtgt 3840 agccgtagtt aggccaccac ttcaagaactctgtagcacc gcctacatac ctcgctctgc 3900 taatcctgtt accagtggct gctgccagtggcgataagtc gtgtcttacc gggttggact 3960 caagacgata gttaccggat aaggcgcagcggtcgggctg aacggggggt tcgtgcacac 4020 agcccagctt ggagcgaacg acctacaccgaactgagata cctacagcgt gagctatgag 4080 aaagcgccac gcttcccgaa gggagaaaggcggacaggta tccggtaagc ggcagggtcg 4140 gaacaggaga gcgcacgagg gagcttccagggggaaacgc ctggtatctt tatagtcctg 4200 tcgggtttcg ccacctctga cttgagcgtcgatttttgtg atgctcgtca ggggggcgga 4260 gcctatggaa aaacgccagc aacgcggcctttttacggtt cctggccttt tgctggcctt 4320 ttgctcacat gttctttcct gcgttatcccctgattctgt ggataaccgt attaccgcct 4380 ttgagtgagc tgataccgct cgccgcagccgaacgaccga gcgcagcgag tcagtgagcg 4440 aggaagcgga aga 4453 18 51 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probeor primer 18 tgcttcctac cactagcagc actaggatat gaggtgcgca acgtgtccgg g 5119 52 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial SequenceSynthetic probe or primer 19 tagtactagt attagtaggc ttcgcatgaa ttcccgatgaaggcagagag cg 52 20 4252 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pUC18-FMD-CL-E1-H6 sequence 20 gcgcccaatacgcaaaccgc ctctccccgc gcgttggccg attcattaat gcagctggca 60 cgacaggtttcccgactgga aagcgggcag tgagcgcaac gcaattaatg tgagttagct 120 cactcattaggcaccccagg ctttacactt tatgcttccg gctcgtatgt tgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcggataacaatttc acacaggaaa cagctatgac catgattacg aattcgagct 240 cggtacccggggatccttaa tggtgatggt ggtggtgcca gttcatcatc atatcccaag 300 ccatacggtgacctgttatg tggccgggat agattgagca attgcagtcc tgcaccgtct 360 catgccggcgaggcgagatg gtgaacagct gggagacgag gaagacagat ccgcagagat 420 cccccacgtacatagcggaa cagaaagcag ccgccccaac gagcaaatcg acgtggcgtc 480 gtattgtcgtagtggggacg ctggcgttcc tagctgcgag cgtgggggtg agcgctaccc 540 agcagcgggaagagttgttc tcccgaacgc agggcacgca cccgggggtg tgcatgatca 600 tgtccgctgcctcatacaca atgcttgagt tggagcagtc gttcgtgaca tggtacatcc 660 cggacacgttgcgcacctca tatcctagtg ctgctagtgg taggaagcat agtactagta 720 ttagtaggcttcgcatgaat tcccgatgaa ggcagagagc gcaaggaggc ggtatttata 780 gtgccattcccctctctgag agacccggat ggtagtcgag tgttatcgga gacagcttga 840 tgtagactccgtgcctgccg gtcctcttat tggcggacac cagtgagaca ccccggaact 900 tgctgtttttctgcaaaatc cggggtgacc agtgggagcc tatttgcaca cacgagcggg 960 acaccccactctggtgaaga gtgccaaagt cattcttttt cccgtnncgg ggcagccgat 1020 tgcatgttttaggaaaatat tacctttgct acaccctgtc agatttaccc tccacacata 1080 tatattccgtcacctccagg gactattctt ggctcgttgc gccgccgcgg aagatatcca 1140 gaagctgtgttttccgagag actcggttgg cgcctggtat atttnnagga tgtcgcgctg 1200 cctcacgtcccggtacccag gaacgcggtg ggatctcggg cccatcgaag actgtgctcc 1260 agactgctcgcccagcaggt gtttcttgat tgccgcctct aaatagtccg cgcatcgccg 1320 gtaacatttttccagctcgg agtttgcgtt tagatacatt tctgcgatgc caaaggagcc 1380 tgcagattataacctcggat gctgtcattc agcgctttta atttgacctc cagatagttg 1440 ctgtatttctgttccattgg ctgctggacg ttcgtataac tcgagttatt gttgcgctct 1500 gcctcggcgtactggctcat gactgactgc ggtcgcttct cgagtgttct cgcaacagga 1560 cgcctgcaggtcatcgagtc gagctggcgc cgaaactggc ggatctgacc tccacactgc 1620 cctgtatctctatccaccgg gaaccgcctc ctgccgttcc agaatgttgt tcaagtggta 1680 gctctgtgcggtcaatgaag gcgttattgc cggtgaaatc tttgggaagc ggtttatcct 1740 cggggaagattacgaaattc ccgcgcgtcg ttgcgcttcc tggatctcga ggaagatcgt 1800 tctccgcgtcgaggagatcg ttctccgcgt cgacctgcag gcatgcaagc ttggcactgg 1860 ccgtcgttttacaacgtcgt gactgggaaa accctggcgt tacccaactt aatcgccttg 1920 cagcacatccccctttcgcc agctggcgta atagcgaaga ggcccgcacc gatcgccctt 1980 cccaacagttgcgcagcctg aatggcgaat ggcgcctgat gcggtatttt ctccttacgc 2040 atctgtgcggtatttcacac cgcatatggt gcactctcag tacaatctgc tctgatgccg 2100 catagttaagccagccccga cacccgccaa cacccgctga cgcgccctga cgggcttgtc 2160 tgctcccggcatccgcttac agacaagctg tgaccgtctc cgggagctgc atgtgtcaga 2220 ggttttcaccgtcatcaccg aaacgcgcga gacgaaaggg cctcgtgata cgcctatttt 2280 tataggttaatgtcatgata ataatggttt cttagacgtc aggtggcact tttcggggaa 2340 atgtgcgcggaacccctatt tgtttatttt tctaaataca ttcaaatatg tatccgctca 2400 tgagacaataaccctgataa atgcttcaat aatattgaaa aaggaagagt atgagtattc 2460 aacatttccgtgtcgccctt attccctttt ttgcggcatt ttgccttcct gtttttgctc 2520 acccagaaacgctggtgaaa gtaaaagatg ctgaagatca gttgggtgca cgagtgggtt 2580 acatcgaactggatctcaac agcggtaaga tccttgagag ttttcgcccc gaagaacgtt 2640 ttccaatgatgagcactttt aaagttctgc tatgtggcgc ggtattatcc cgtattgacg 2700 ccgggcaagagcaactcggt cgccgcatac actattctca gaatgacttg gttgagtact 2760 caccagtcacagaaaagcat cttacggatg gcatgacagt aagagaatta tgcagtgctg 2820 ccataaccatgagtgataac actgcggcca acttacttct gacaacgatc ggaggaccga 2880 aggagctaaccgcttttttg cacaacatgg gggatcatgt aactcgcctt gatcgttggg 2940 aaccggagctgaatgaagcc ataccaaacg acgagcgtga caccacgatg cctgtagcaa 3000 tggcaacaacgttgcgcaaa ctattaactg gcgaactact tactctagct tcccggcaac 3060 aattaatagactggatggag gcggataaag ttgcaggacc acttctgcgc tcggcccttc 3120 cggctggctggtttattgct gataaatctg gagccggtga gcgtgggtct cgcggtatca 3180 ttgcagcactggggccagat ggtaagccct cccgtatcgt agttatctac acgacgggga 3240 gtcaggcaactatggatgaa cgaaatagac agatcgctga gataggtgcc tcactgatta 3300 agcattggtaactgtcagac caagtttact catatatact ttagattgat ttaaaacttc 3360 atttttaatttaaaaggatc taggtgaaga tcctttttga taatctcatg accaaaatcc 3420 cttaacgtgagttttcgttc cactgagcgt cagaccccgt agaaaagatc aaaggatctt 3480 cttgagatcctttttttctg cgcgtaatct gctgcttgca aacaaaaaaa ccaccgctac 3540 cagcggtggtttgtttgccg gatcaagagc taccaactct ttttccgaag gtaactggct 3600 tcagcagagcgcagatacca aatactgtcc ttctagtgta gccgtagtta ggccaccact 3660 tcaagaactctgtagcaccg cctacatacc tcgctctgct aatcctgtta ccagtggctg 3720 ctgccagtggcgataagtcg tgtcttaccg ggttggactc aagacgatag ttaccggata 3780 aggcgcagcggtcgggctga acggggggtt cgtgcacaca gcccagcttg gagcgaacga 3840 cctacaccgaactgagatac ctacagcgtg agctatgaga aagcgccacg cttcccgaag 3900 ggagaaaggcggacaggtat ccggtaagcg gcagggtcgg aacaggagag cgcacgaggg 3960 agcttccagggggaaacgcc tggtatcttt atagtcctgt cgggtttcgc cacctctgac 4020 ttgagcgtcgatttttgtga tgctcgtcag gggggcggag cctatggaaa aacgccagca 4080 acgcggcctttttacggttc ctggcctttt gctggccttt tgctcacatg ttctttcctg 4140 cgttatcccctgattctgtg gataaccgta ttaccgcctt tgagtgagct gataccgctc 4200 gccgcagccgaacgaccgag cgcagcgagt cagtgagcga ggaagcggaa ga 4252 21 7447 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpFPMT-CL-E1-H6 sequence 21 ggtaccctgc tcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttcctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60 tccctcctga cacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaacgagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttc ttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgactaatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180 aatttaattt tcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttcagcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240 ataaacgata taaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacacgcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgt ctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggggatccttaat ggtgatggtg 360 gtggtgccag ttcatcatca tatcccaagc catacggtgacctgttatgt ggccgggata 420 gattgagcaa ttgcagtcct gcaccgtctc atgccggcgaggcgagatgg tgaacagctg 480 ggagacgagg aagacagatc cgcagagatc ccccacgtacatagcggaac agaaagcagc 540 cgccccaacg agcaaatcga cgtggcgtcg tattgtcgtagtggggacgc tggcgttcct 600 agctgcgagc gtgggggtga gcgctaccca gcagcgggaagagttgttct cccgaacgca 660 gggcacgcac ccgggggtgt gcatgatcat gtccgctgcctcatacacaa tgcttgagtt 720 ggagcagtcg ttcgtgacat ggtacatccc ggacacgttgcgcacctcat atcctagtgc 780 tgctagtggt aggaagcata gtactagtat tagtaggcttcgcatgaatt cccgatgaag 840 cagagagcgc aggaggcggt atttatagtg ccattcccctctctgagaga cccggatggt 900 agtcgagtgt atcggagaca gcttgatgta gactccgtgcctgccggctc ctcttattgg 960 cggacaccag tgagacaccc cggaacttgc tgtttttctgcaaaatccgg ggtgaccagt 1020 gggagcctat ttgcacacac gagcgggaca ccccactctggtgaagagtg ccaaagtcat 1080 tctttttccc gttgcggggc agccgattgc atgttttaggaaaatattac ctttgctaca 1140 ccctgtcaga tttaccctcc acacatatat attccgtcacctccagggac tattattcgt 1200 cgttgcgccg ccagcggaag atatccagaa gctgttttccgagagactcg gttggcgcct 1260 ggtatatttg atggatgtcg cgctgcctca cgtcccggtacccaggaacg cggtgggatc 1320 tcgggcccat cgaagactgt gctccagact gctcgcccagcaggtgtttc ttgatcgccg 1380 cctctaaatt gtccgcgcat cgccggtaac atttttccagctcggagttt gcgtttagat 1440 acagtttctg cgatgccaaa ggagcctgca gattataacctcggatgctg tcattcagcg 1500 cttttaattt gacctccaga tagttgctgt atttctgttcccattggctg ctgcgcagct 1560 tcgtataact cgagttattg ttgcgctctg cctcggcgtactggctcatg atctggatct 1620 tgtccgtgtc gcttttcttc gagtgtttct cgcaaacgatgtgcacggcc tgcagtgtcc 1680 aatcggagtc gagctggcgc cgaaactggc ggatctgagcctccacactg ccctgtttct 1740 ctatccacgg cggaaccgcc tcctgccgtt tcagaatgttgttcaagtgg tactctgtgc 1800 ggtcaatgaa ggcgttattg ccggtgaaat ctttgggaagcggttttcct cggggaagat 1860 tacgaaattc cccgcgtcgt tgcgcttcct ggatctcgaggagatcgttc tccgcgtcga 1920 ggagatcgtt ctccgcgtcg acaccattcc ttgcggcggcggtgctcaac ggcctcaacc 1980 tactactggg ctgcttccta atgcaggagt cgcataagggagagcgtcga caaacccgcg 2040 tttgagaact tgctcaagct tctggtaaac gttgtagtactctgaaacaa ggccctagca 2100 ctctgatctg tttctcttgg gtagcggtga gtggtttattggagttcact ggtttcagca 2160 catctgtcat ctagacaata ttgttactaa atttttttgaactacaattg ttcgtaattc 2220 atctattatt atacatcctc gtcagcaatt tctggcagacggagtttact aacgtcttga 2280 gtatgaggcc gagaatccag ctctgtggcc atactcagtcttgacagcct gctgatgtgg 2340 ctgcgttcaa cgcaataagc gtgtcctccg actccgagttgtgctcgtta tcgtcgttct 2400 catcctcgga aaaatcacac gaaagaacat actcaccagtaggctttctg gtccctgggg 2460 cacggctgtt tctgacgtat tccggcgttg ataatagctcgaaagtgaac gccgagtcgc 2520 gggagtcgac cgatgccctt gagagccttc aacccagtcagctccttccg gtgggcgcgg 2580 ggcatgacta tcgtcgccgc acttatgact gtcttctttatcatgcaact cgtaggacag 2640 gtgccggcag cgctctgggt cattttcggc gaggaccgctttcgctggag cgcgacgatg 2700 atcggcctgt cgcttgcggt attcggaatc ttgcacgccctcgctcaagc cttcgtcact 2760 ggtcccgcca ccaaacgttt cggcgagaag caggccattatcgccggcat ggcggccgac 2820 gcgctgggct acgtcttgct ggcgttcgcg acgcgaggctggatggcctt ccccattatg 2880 attcttctcg cttccggcgg catcgggatg cccgcgttgcaggccatgct gtccaggcag 2940 gtagatgacg accatcaggg acagcttcaa ggatcgctcgcggctcttac cagcctaact 3000 tcgatcactg gaccgctgat cgtcacggcg atttatgccgcctcggcgag cacatggaac 3060 gggttggcat ggattgtagg cgccgcccta taccttgtctgcctccccgc gttgcgtcgc 3120 ggtgcatgga gccgggccac ctcgacctga atggaagccggcggcacctc gctaacggat 3180 tcaccactcc aagaattgga gccaatcaat tcttgcggagaactgtgaat gcgcaaacca 3240 acccttggca gaacatatcc atcgcgtccg ccatctccagcagccgcacg cggcgcatcg 3300 gggggggggg gggggggggg gggcaaacaa ttcatcattttttttttatt cttttttttg 3360 atttcggttt ctttgaaatt tttttgattc ggtaatctccgaacagaagg aagaacgaag 3420 gaaggagcac agacttagat tggtatatat acgcatatgtagtgttgaag aaacatgaaa 3480 ttgcccagta ttcttaaccc aactgcacag aacaaaaacctgcaggaaac gaagataaat 3540 catgtcgaaa gctacatata aggaacgtgc tgctactcatcctagtcctg ttgctgccaa 3600 gctatttaat atcatgcacg aaaagcaaac aaacttgtgtgcttcattgg atgttcgtac 3660 caccaaggaa ttactggagt tagttgaagc attaggtcccaaaatttgtt tactaaaaac 3720 acatgtggat atcttgactg atttttccat ggagggcacagttaagccgc taaaggcatt 3780 atccgccaag tacaattttt tactcttcga agacagaaaatttgctgaca ttggtaatac 3840 agtcaaattg cagtactctg cgggtgtata cagaatagcagaatgggcag acattacgaa 3900 tgcacacggt gtggtgggcc caggtattgt tagcggtttgaagcaggcgg cagaagaagt 3960 aacaaaggaa cctagaggcc ttttgatgtt agcagaattgtcatgcaagg gctccctatc 4020 tactggagaa tatactaagg gtactgttga cattgcgaagagcgacaaag attttgttat 4080 cggctttatt gctcaaagag acatgggtgg aagagatgaaggttacgatt ggttgattat 4140 gacacccggt gtgggtttag atgacaaggg agacgcattgggtcaacagt atagaaccgt 4200 ggatgatgtg gtctctacag gatctgacat tattattgttggaagaggac tatttgcaaa 4260 gggaagggat gctaaggtag agggtgaacg ttacagaaaagcaggctggg aagcatattt 4320 gagaagatgc ggccagcaaa actaaaaaac tgtattataagtaaatgcat gtatactaaa 4380 ctcacaaatt agagcttcaa tttaattata tcagttattacccgggaatc tcggtcgtaa 4440 tgatttttat aatgacgaaa aaaaaaaaat tggaaagaaaagcccccccc cccccccccc 4500 cccccccccc ccccccgcag cgttgggtcc tggccacgggtgcgcatgat cgtgctcctg 4560 tcgttgagga cccggctagg ctggcggggt tgccttactggttagcagaa tgaatcaccg 4620 atacgcgagc gaacgtgaag cgactgctgc tgcaaaacgtctgcgacctg agcaacaaca 4680 tgaatggtct tcggtttccg tgtttcgtaa agtctggaaacgcggaagtc agcgccctgc 4740 accattatgt tccggatctg catcgcagga tgctgctggctaccctgtgg aacacctaca 4800 tctgtattaa cgaagcgctg gcattgaccc tgagtgatttttctctggtc ccgccgcatc 4860 cataccgcca gttgtttacc ctcacaacgt tccagtaaccgggcatgttc atcatcagta 4920 acccgtatcg tgagcatcct ctctcgtttc atcggtatcattacccccat gaacagaaat 4980 tcccccttac acggaggcat caagtgacca aacaggaaaaaaccgccctt aacatggccc 5040 gctttatcag aagccagaca ttaacgcttc tggagaaactcaacgagctg gacgcggatg 5100 aacaggcaga catctgtgaa tcgcttcacg accacgctgatgagctttac cgcagctgcc 5160 tcgcgcgttt cggtgatgac ggtgaaaacc tctgacacatgcagctcccg gagacggtca 5220 cagcttgtct gtaagcggat gccgggagca gacaagcccgtcagggcgcg tcagcgggtg 5280 ttggcgggtg tcggggcgca gccatgaccc agtcacgtagcgatagcgga gtgtatactg 5340 gcttaactat gcggcatcag agcagattgt actgagagtgcaccatatgc ggtgtgaaat 5400 accgcacaga tgcgtaagga gaaaataccg catcaggcgctcttccgctt cctcgctcac 5460 tgactcgctg cgctcggtcg ttcggctgcg gcgagcggtatcagctcact caaaggcggt 5520 aatacggtta tccacagaat caggggataa cgcaggaaagaacatgtgag caaaaggcca 5580 gcaaaaggcc aggaaccgta aaaaggccgc gttgctggcgtttttccata ggctccgccc 5640 ccctgacgag catcacaaaa atcgacgctc aagtcagaggtggcgaaacc cgacaggact 5700 ataaagatac caggcgtttc cccctggaag ctccctcgtgcgctctcctg ttccgaccct 5760 gccgcttacc ggatacctgt ccgcctttct cccttcgggaagcgtggcgc tttctcatag 5820 ctcacgctgt aggtatctca gttcggtgta ggtcgttcgctccaagctgg gctgtgtgca 5880 cgaacccccc gttcagcccg accgctgcgc cttatccggtaactatcgtc ttgagtccaa 5940 cccggtaaga cacgacttat cgccactggc agcagccactggtaacagga ttagcagagc 6000 gaggtatgta ggcggtgcta cagagttctt gaagtggtggcctaactacg gctacactag 6060 aaggacagta tttggtatct gcgctctgct gaagccagttaccttcggaa aaagagttgg 6120 tagctcttga tccggcaaac aaaccaccgc tggtagcggtggtttttttg tttgcaagca 6180 gcagattacg cgcagaaaaa aaggatctca agaagatcctttgatctttt ctacggggtc 6240 tgacgctcag tggaacgaaa actcacgtta agggattttggtcatgagat tatcaaaaag 6300 gatcttcacc tagatccttt taaattaaaa atgaagttttaaatcaatct aaagtatata 6360 tgagtaaact tggtctgaca gttaccaatg cttaatcagtgaggcaccta tctcagcgat 6420 ctgtctattt cgttcatcca tagttgcctg actccccgtcgtgtagataa ctacgatacg 6480 ggagggctta ccatctggcc ccagtgctgc aatgataccgcgagacccac gctcaccggc 6540 tccagattta tcagcaataa accagccagc cggaagggccgagcgcagaa gtggtcctgc 6600 aactttatcc gcctccatcc agtctattaa ttgttgccgggaagctagag taagtagttc 6660 gccagttaat agtttgcgca acgttgttgc cattgctgcaggcatcgtgg tgtcacgctc 6720 gtcgtttggt atggcttcat tcagctccgg ttcccaacgatcaaggcgag ttacatgatc 6780 ccccatgttg tgcaaaaaag cggttagctc cttcggtcctccgatcgttg tcagaagtaa 6840 gttggccgca gtgttatcac tcatggttat ggcagcactgcataattctc ttactgtcat 6900 gccatccgta agatgctttt ctgtgactgg tgagtactcaaccaagtcat tctgagaata 6960 gtgtatgcgg cgaccgagtt gctcttgccc ggcgtcaacacgggataata ccgcgccaca 7020 tagcagaact ttaaaagtgc tcatcattgg aaaacgttcttcggggcgaa aactctcaag 7080 gatcttaccg ctgttgagat ccagttcgat gtaacccactcgtgcaccca actgatcttc 7140 agcatctttt actttcacca gcgtttctgg gtgagcaaaaacaggaaggc aaaatgccgc 7200 aaaaaaggga ataagggcga cacggaaatg ttgaatactcatactcttcc tttttcaata 7260 ttattgaagc atttatcagg gttattgtct catgagcggatacatatttg aatgtattta 7320 gaaaaataaa caaatagggg ttccgcgcac atttccccgaaaagtgccac ctgacgtcta 7380 agaaaccatt attatcatga cattaaccta taaaaataggcgtatcacga ggccctttcg 7440 tcttcaa 7447 22 3730 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Vector pSP72E2H6 sequence 22gaactcgagc agctgaagct tgaattcatg agatttcctt caatttttac tgcagtttta 60ttcgcagcat cctccgcatt agctgctcca gtcaacacta caacagaaga tgaaacggca 120caaattccgg ctgaagctgt catcggttac tcagatttag aaggggattt cgatgttgct 180gttttgccat tttccaacag cacaaataac gggttattgt ttataaatac tactattgcc 240agcattgctg ctaaagaaga aggggtatct ctagataaaa ggcatacccg cgtgtcagga 300ggggcagcag cctccgatac caggggcctt gtgtccctct ttagccccgg gtcggctcag 360aaaatccagc tcgtaaacac caacggcagt tggcacatca acaggactgc cctgaactgc 420aacgactccc tccaaacagg gttctttgcc gcactattct acaaacacaa attcaactcg 480tctggatgcc cagagcgctt ggccagctgt cgctccatcg acaagttcgc tcaggggtgg 540ggtcccctca cttacactga gcctaacagc tcggaccaga ggccctactg ctggcactac 600gcgcctcgac cgtgtggtat tgtacccgcg tctcaggtgt gcggtccagt gtattgcttc 660accccgagcc ctgttgtggt ggggacgacc gatcggtttg gtgtccccac gtataactgg 720ggggcgaacg actcggatgt gctgattctc aacaacacgc ggccgccgcg aggcaactgg 780ttcggctgta catggatgaa tggcactggg ttcaccaaga cgtgtggggg ccccccgtgc 840aacatcgggg gggccggcaa caacaccttg acctgcccca ctgactgttt tcggaagcac 900cccgaggcca cttacgccag atgcggttct gggccctggc tgacacctag gtgtatggtt 960cattacccat ataggctctg gcactacccc tgcactgtca acttcaccat cttcaaggtt 1020aggatgtacg tggggggcgt ggagcacagg ttcgaagccg catgcaattg gactcgagga 1080gagcgttgtg acttggagga cagggataga tcagagctta gctcgctgct gctgtctaca 1140acagagtggc aggtgatcga gggcagacac catcaccacc atcactaata gttaattaac 1200gatctcgact tggttgaaca cgttgccaag gcttaagtga atttacttta aagtcttgca 1260tttaaataaa ttttcttttt atagctttat gacttagttt caatttatat actattttaa 1320tgacattttc gattcattga ttgaaagcta tcagatctgc cggtctccct atagtgagtc 1380gtattaattt cgataagcca ggttaacctg cattaatgaa tcggccaacg cgcggggaga 1440ggcggtttgc gtattgggcg ctcttccgct tcctcgctca ctgactcgct gcgctcggtc 1500gttcggctgc ggcgagcggt atcagctcac tcaaaggcgg taatacggtt atccacagaa 1560tcaggggata acgcaggaaa gaacatgtga gcaaaaggcc agcaaaaggc caggaaccgt 1620aaaaaggccg cgttgctggc gtttttccat aggctccgcc cccctgacga gcatcacaaa 1680aatcgacgct caagtcagag gtggcgaaac ccgacaggac tataaagata ccaggcgttt 1740ccccctggaa gctccctcgt gcgctctcct gttccgaccc tgccgcttac cggatacctg 1800tccgcctttc tcccttcggg aagcgtggcg ctttctcaat gctcacgctg taggtatctc 1860agttcggtgt aggtcgttcg ctccaagctg ggctgtgtgc acgaaccccc cgttcagccc 1920gaccgctgcg ccttatccgg taactatcgt cttgagtcca acccggtaag acacgactta 1980tcgccactgg cagcagccac tggtaacagg attagcagag cgaggtatgt aggcggtgct 2040acagagttct tgaagtggtg gcctaactac ggctacacta gaaggacagt atttggtatc 2100tgcgctctgc tgaagccagt taccttcgga aaaagagttg gtagctcttg atccggcaaa 2160caaaccaccg ctggtagcgg tggttttttt gtttgcaagc agcagattac gcgcagaaaa 2220aaaggatctc aagaagatcc tttgatcttt tctacggggt ctgacgctca gtggaacgaa 2280aactcacgtt aagggatttt ggtcatgaga ttatcaaaaa ggatcttcac ctagatcctt 2340ttaaattaaa aatgaagttt taaatcaatc taaagtatat atgagtaaac ttggtctgac 2400agttaccaat gcttaatcag tgaggcacct atctcagcga tctgtctatt tcgttcatcc 2460atagttgcct gactccccgt cgtgtagata actacgatac gggagggctt accatctggc 2520cccagtgctg caatgatacc gcgagaccca cgctcaccgg ctccagattt atcagcaata 2580aaccagccag ccggaagggc cgagcgcaga agtggtcctg caactttatc cgcctccatc 2640cagtctatta attgttgccg ggaagctaga gtaagtagtt cgccagttaa tagtttgcgc 2700aacgttgttg ccattgctac aggcatcgtg gtgtcacgct cgtcgtttgg tatggcttca 2760ttcagctccg gttcccaacg atcaaggcga gttacatgat cccccatgtt gtgcaaaaaa 2820gcggttagct ccttcggtcc tccgatcgtt gtcagaagta agttggccgc agtgttatca 2880ctcatggtta tggcagcact gcataattct cttactgtca tgccatccgt aagatgcttt 2940tctgtgactg gtgagtactc aaccaagtca ttctgagaat agtgtatgcg gcgaccgagt 3000tgctcttgcc cggcgtcaat acgggataat accgcgccac atagcagaac tttaaaagtg 3060ctcatcattg gaaaacgttc ttcggggcga aaactctcaa ggatcttacc gctgttgaga 3120tccagttcga tgtaacccac tcgtgcaccc aactgatctt cagcatcttt tactttcacc 3180agcgtttctg ggtgagcaaa aacaggaagg caaaatgccg caaaaaaggg aataagggcg 3240acacggaaat gttgaatact catactcttc ctttttcaat attattgaag catttatcag 3300ggttattgtc tcatgagcgg atacatattt gaatgtattt agaaaaataa acaaataggg 3360gttccgcgca catttccccg aaaagtgcca cctgacgtct aagaaaccat tattatcatg 3420acattaacct ataaaaatag gcgtatcacg aggccctttc gtctcgcgcg tttcggtgat 3480gacggtgaaa acctctgaca catgcagctc ccggagacgg tcacagcttg tctgtaagcg 3540gatgccggga gcagacaagc ccgtcagggc gcgtcagcgg gtgttggcgg gtgtcggggc 3600tggcttaact atgcggcatc agagcagatt gtactgagag tgcaccatat ggacatattg 3660tcgttagaac gcggctacaa ttaatacata accttatgta tcatacacat acgatttagg 3720tgacactata 3730 23 7370 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pMPT121 sequence 23 ggtaccctgc tcaatctccggaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60 tccctcctga cacaggtactcgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttc ttagaagcggccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180 aatttaattt tcattaaattttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240 ataaacgata taaaccagaaaaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgt ctccttagaatctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccagatc tgaattcgtt 360 tttgtacttt agattgatgtcaccaccgtg cactggcagc agtatttata gatggaccgt 420 gtggggacgg ttgggtacacttagcggcag cgctgacccc atctgtgatc aagtagggca 480 aaaactgggg atgtcggagtcgctgcacgg tagcataaga atttactttc tggccggttc 540 acccgcattt gcactgtggagaaacagcct gtccgacacc ccaccagttg ccacatcggc 600 cctctgctgc tctggtgattttctggtagc aggcacagac agcagtgggt agcgccgtcc 660 ggttaggcaa ggtcacgttgtaggctaccc cagcaaacag agcctcacat gacaccatcc 720 agctgcgtcc tcgaagcgaaaagttcggtt gcggctgcag aaccccctca gttgccanat 780 tcacaagttt tacgcgacggctaaagcgag tgggttttaa aaacttgcgg tgcaaggatg 840 catgcggcaa caattaattggtgcatccag cacagcaagc ccagtctcga gatgtccagt 900 cgctacagag tggagtacgcactcaaggaa caccgtcgag atggcctcat agaatggatc 960 aagggcctgc tggccacgccgttcgtcctg tacgcggtga agagcaacgg catctctgca 1020 gtggacgacc tcatggtaaactctgaggca aaacgccgct acgcggaaat cttccacgac 1080 ctcgaactcc tcatcgacgacaacattgaa atgaccaaag ccggcacccc cgaattgtct 1140 cggctcgtgc agctggttccgagcgttggc agcttcttca cgagactgcc tctggaaaag 1200 gccttctaca tcgaggacgagcgccgcgcc atcagcaaac gccggcttgt ggccccctcg 1260 ttcaacgacg tccggctcattctcaacacg gcccagctgt tggagatgtc gcggttcttc 1320 cattccaaaa ccatccgagatcgcaagctg cagctcatta cattcgatgg tgacatcaca 1380 ctgtacgacg acggcaaaaatttcgatgcc gagtcgccca tcctgcccca cctcatcaaa 1440 ctaatggcca aggacctctatgtgggtatc gtcaccgcgg ccggctacag cgacggaaca 1500 agtactacga gcgcctcaagggcctcatcg acgccgtcca gacgtccccg ctgctcacag 1560 gccaccagaa agagaacctgttcattatgg gcggcgaggc aaactacctc ttccggtaca 1620 gtaacgagga gcagagattacgcttctact ccaaagacag atggctgctc gagaacatgc 1680 tgaattggtc cgaggaggacattcatctga cactggactt tgcgcaggac gttctaaacg 1740 acctcgttca caaactgggctcgccagcca ccgtggtccg caaggagcgt cgcgtcggcc 1800 tggttccatt accgggccacaagctgatcc gcgagcagct cgaggagatc gttctccgcg 1860 tcgacaccat tccttgcggcggcggtgctc aacggcctca acctactact gggctgcttc 1920 ctaatgcagg agtcgcataagggagagcgt cgactcccgc gactcggcgt tcactttcga 1980 gctattatca acgccggaatacgtcagaaa cagccgtgcc ccagggacca gaaagcctac 2040 tggtgagtat gttctttcgtgtgatttttc cgaggatgag aacgacgata acgagcacaa 2100 ctcggagtcg gaggacacgcttattgcgtt gaacgcagcc acatcagcag gctgtcaaga 2160 ctgagtatgg ccacagagctggattctcgg cctcatactc aagacgttag taaactccgt 2220 ctgccagaaa ttgctgacgaggatgtataa taatagatga attacgaaca attgtagttc 2280 aaaaaaattt agtaacaatattgtctagat gacagatgtg ctgaaaccag tgaactccaa 2340 taaaccactc accgctacccaagagaaaca gatcagagtg ctagggcctt gtttcagagt 2400 actacaacgt ttaccagaagcttgagcaag ttctcaaacg cgggtttgtc gaccgatgcc 2460 cttgagagcc ttcaacccagtcagctcctt ccggtgggcg cggggcatga ctatcgtcgc 2520 cgcacttatg actgtcttctttatcatgca actcgtagga caggtgccgg cagcgctctg 2580 ggtcattttc ggcgaggaccgctttcgctg gagcgcgacg atgatcggcc tgtcgcttgc 2640 ggtattcgga atcttgcacgccctcgctca agccttcgtc actggtcccg ccaccaaacg 2700 tttcggcgag aagcaggccattatcgccgg catggcggcc gacgcgctgg gctacgtctt 2760 gctggcgttc gcgacgcgaggctggatggc cttccccatt atgattcttc tcgcttccgg 2820 cggcatcggg atgcccgcgttgcaggccat gctgtccagg caggtagatg acgaccatca 2880 gggacagctt caaggatcgctcgcggctct taccagccta acttcgatca ctggaccgct 2940 gatcgtcacg gcgatttatgccgcctcggc gagcacatgg aacgggttgg catggattgt 3000 aggcgccgcc ctataccttgtctgcctccc cgcgttgcgt cgcggtgcat ggagccgggc 3060 cacctcgacc tgaatggaagccggcggcac ctcgctaacg gattcaccac tccaagaatt 3120 ggagccaatc aattcttgcggagaactgtg aatgcgcaaa ccaacccttg gcagaacata 3180 tccatcgcgt ccgccatctccagcagccgc acgcggcgca tcgggggggg gggggggggg 3240 ggggggcaaa caattcatcatttttttttt attctttttt ttgatttcgg tttctttgaa 3300 atttttttga ttcggtaatctccgaacaga aggaagaacg aaggaaggag cacagactta 3360 gattggtata tatacgcatatgtagtgttg aagaaacatg aaattgccca gtattcttaa 3420 cccaactgca cagaacaaaaacctgcagga aacgaagata aatcatgtcg aaagctacat 3480 ataaggaacg tgctgctactcatcctagtc ctgttgctgc caagctattt aatatcatgc 3540 acgaaaagca aacaaacttgtgtgcttcat tggatgttcg taccaccaag gaattactgg 3600 agttagttga agcattaggtcccaaaattt gtttactaaa aacacatgtg gatatcttga 3660 ctgatttttc catggagggcacagttaagc cgctaaaggc attatccgcc aagtacaatt 3720 ttttactctt cgaagacagaaaatttgctg acattggtaa tacagtcaaa ttgcagtact 3780 ctgcgggtgt atacagaatagcagaatggg cagacattac gaatgcacac ggtgtggtgg 3840 gcccaggtat tgttagcggtttgaagcagg cggcagaaga agtaacaaag gaacctagag 3900 gccttttgat gttagcagaattgtcatgca agggctccct atctactgga gaatatacta 3960 agggtactgt tgacattgcgaagagcgaca aagattttgt tatcggcttt attgctcaaa 4020 gagacatggg tggaagagatgaaggttacg attggttgat tatgacaccc ggtgtgggtt 4080 tagatgacaa gggagacgcattgggtcaac agtatagaac cgtggatgat gtggtctcta 4140 caggatctga cattattattgttggaagag gactatttgc aaagggaagg gatgctaagg 4200 tagagggtga acgttacagaaaagcaggct gggaagcata tttgagaaga tgcggccagc 4260 aaaactaaaa aactgtattataagtaaatg catgtatact aaactcacaa attagagctt 4320 caatttaatt atatcagttattacccggga atctcggtcg taatgatttt tataatgacg 4380 aaaaaaaaaa aattggaaagaaaagccccc cccccccccc cccccccccc cccccccccg 4440 cagcgttggg tcctggccacgggtgcgcat gatcgtgctc ctgtcgttga ggacccggct 4500 aggctggcgg ggttgccttactggttagca gaatgaatca ccgatacgcg agcgaacgtg 4560 aagcgactgc tgctgcaaaacgtctgcgac ctgagcaaca acatgaatgg tcttcggttt 4620 ccgtgtttcg taaagtctggaaacgcggaa gtcagcgccc tgcaccatta tgttccggat 4680 ctgcatcgca ggatgctgctggctaccctg tggaacacct acatctgtat taacgaagcg 4740 ctggcattga ccctgagtgatttttctctg gtcccgccgc atccataccg ccagttgttt 4800 accctcacaa cgttccagtaaccgggcatg ttcatcatca gtaacccgta tcgtgagcat 4860 cctctctcgt ttcatcggtatcattacccc catgaacaga aattccccct tacacggagg 4920 catcaagtga ccaaacaggaaaaaaccgcc cttaacatgg cccgctttat cagaagccag 4980 acattaacgc ttctggagaaactcaacgag ctggacgcgg atgaacaggc agacatctgt 5040 gaatcgcttc acgaccacgctgatgagctt taccgcagct gcctcgcgcg tttcggtgat 5100 gacggtgaaa acctctgacacatgcagctc ccggagacgg tcacagcttg tctgtaagcg 5160 gatgccggga gcagacaagcccgtcagggc gcgtcagcgg gtgttggcgg gtgtcggggc 5220 gcagccatga cccagtcacgtagcgatagc ggagtgtata ctggcttaac tatgcggcat 5280 cagagcagat tgtactgagagtgcaccata tgcggtgtga aataccgcac agatgcgtaa 5340 ggagaaaata ccgcatcaggcgctcttccg cttcctcgct cactgactcg ctgcgctcgg 5400 tcgttcggct gcggcgagcggtatcagctc actcaaaggc ggtaatacgg ttatccacag 5460 aatcagggga taacgcaggaaagaacatgt gagcaaaagg ccagcaaaag gccaggaacc 5520 gtaaaaaggc cgcgttgctggcgtttttcc ataggctccg cccccctgac gagcatcaca 5580 aaaatcgacg ctcaagtcagaggtggcgaa acccgacagg actataaaga taccaggcgt 5640 ttccccctgg aagctccctcgtgcgctctc ctgttccgac cctgccgctt accggatacc 5700 tgtccgcctt tctcccttcgggaagcgtgg cgctttctca tagctcacgc tgtaggtatc 5760 tcagttcggt gtaggtcgttcgctccaagc tgggctgtgt gcacgaaccc cccgttcagc 5820 ccgaccgctg cgccttatccggtaactatc gtcttgagtc caacccggta agacacgact 5880 tatcgccact ggcagcagccactggtaaca ggattagcag agcgaggtat gtaggcggtg 5940 ctacagagtt cttgaagtggtggcctaact acggctacac tagaaggaca gtatttggta 6000 tctgcgctct gctgaagccagttaccttcg gaaaaagagt tggtagctct tgatccggca 6060 aacaaaccac cgctggtagcggtggttttt ttgtttgcaa gcagcagatt acgcgcagaa 6120 aaaaaggatc tcaagaagatcctttgatct tttctacggg gtctgacgct cagtggaacg 6180 aaaactcacg ttaagggattttggtcatga gattatcaaa aaggatcttc acctagatcc 6240 ttttaaatta aaaatgaagttttaaatcaa tctaaagtat atatgagtaa acttggtctg 6300 acagttacca atgcttaatcagtgaggcac ctatctcagc gatctgtcta tttcgttcat 6360 ccatagttgc ctgactccccgtcgtgtaga taactacgat acgggagggc ttaccatctg 6420 gccccagtgc tgcaatgataccgcgagacc cacgctcacc ggctccagat ttatcagcaa 6480 taaaccagcc agccggaagggccgagcgca gaagtggtcc tgcaacttta tccgcctcca 6540 tccagtctat taattgttgccgggaagcta gagtaagtag ttcgccagtt aatagtttgc 6600 gcaacgttgt tgccattgctgcaggcatcg tggtgtcacg ctcgtcgttt ggtatggctt 6660 cattcagctc cggttcccaacgatcaaggc gagttacatg atcccccatg ttgtgcaaaa 6720 aagcggttag ctccttcggtcctccgatcg ttgtcagaag taagttggcc gcagtgttat 6780 cactcatggt tatggcagcactgcataatt ctcttactgt catgccatcc gtaagatgct 6840 tttctgtgac tggtgagtactcaaccaagt cattctgaga atagtgtatg cggcgaccga 6900 gttgctcttg cccggcgtcaacacgggata ataccgcgcc acatagcaga actttaaaag 6960 tgctcatcat tggaaaacgttcttcggggc gaaaactctc aaggatctta ccgctgttga 7020 gatccagttc gatgtaacccactcgtgcac ccaactgatc ttcagcatct tttactttca 7080 ccagcgtttc tgggtgagcaaaaacaggaa ggcaaaatgc cgcaaaaaag ggaataaggg 7140 cgacacggaa atgttgaatactcatactct tcctttttca atattattga agcatttatc 7200 agggttattg tctcatgagcggatacatat ttgaatgtat ttagaaaaat aaacaaatag 7260 gggttccgcg cacatttccccgaaaagtgc cacctgacgt ctaagaaacc attattatca 7320 tgacattaac ctataaaaataggcgtatca cgaggccctt tcgtcttcaa 7370 24 8298 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Vector pFMPT-MFalfa-E2-H6 sequence 24ggtaccctgc tcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60tccctcctga cacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120gacaacgttc ttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180aatttaattt tcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240ataaacgata taaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300ccttccacgt ctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccagatc tgatagcttt 360caatcaatga atcgaaaatg tcattaaaat agtatataaa ttgaaactaa gtcataaagc 420tataaaaaga aaatttattt aaatgcaaga ctttaaagta aattcactta agccttggca 480acgtgttcaa ccaagtcgag atcgttaatt aactattagt gatggtggtg atggtgtctg 540ccctcgatca cctgccactc tgttgtagac agcagcagcg agctaagctc tgatctatcc 600ctgtcctcca agtcacaacg ctctcctcga gtccaattgc atgcggcttc gaacctgtgc 660tccacgcccc ccacgtacat cctaaccttg aagatggtga agttgacagt gcaggggtag 720tgccagagcc tatatgggta atgaaccata cacctaggtg tcagccaggg cccagaaccg 780catctggcgt aagtggcctc ggggtgcttc cgaaaacagt cagtggggca ggtcaaggtg 840ttgttgccgg cccccccgat gttgcacggg gggcccccac acgtcttggt gaacccagtg 900ccattcatcc atgtacagcc gaaccagttg cctcgcggcg gccgcgtgtt gttgagaatc 960agcacatccg agtcgttcgc cccccagtta tacgtgggga caccaaaccg atcggtcgtc 1020cccaccacaa cagggctcgg ggtgaagcaa tacactggac cgcacacctg agacgcgggt 1080acaataccac acggtcgagg cgcgtagtgc cagcagtagg gcctctggtc cgagctgtta 1140ggctcagtgt aagtgagggg accccacccc tgagcgaact tgtcgatgga gcgacagctg 1200gccaagcgct ctgggcatcc agacgagttg aatttgtgtt tgtagaatag tgcggcaaag 1260aaccctgttt ggagggagtc gttgcagttc agggcagtcc tgttgatgtg ccaactgccg 1320ttggtgttta cgagctggat tttctgagcc gacccggggc taaagaggga cacaaggccc 1380ctggtatcgg aggctgctgc ccctcctgac acgcgggtat gccttttatc tagagatacc 1440ccttcttctt tagcagcaat gctggcaata gtagtattta taaacaataa cccgttattt 1500gtgctgttgg aaaatggcaa aacagcaaca tcgaaatccc cttctaaatc tgagtaaccg 1560atgacagctt cagccggaat ttgtgccgtt tcatcttctg ttgtagtgtt gactggagca 1620gctaatgcgg aggatgctgc gaataaaact gcagtaaaaa ttgaaggaaa tctcatgaat 1680tcccgatgaa gcagagagcg caggaggcgg tatttatagt gccattcccc tctctgagag 1740acccggatgg tagtcgagtg tatcggagac agcttgatgt agactccgtg cctgccggct 1800cctcttattg gcggacacca gtgagacacc ccggaacttg ctgtttttct gcaaaatccg 1860gggtgaccag tgggagccta tttgcacaca cgagcgggac accccactct ggtgaagagt 1920gccaaagtca ttctttttcc cgttgcgggg cagccgattg catgttttag gaaaatatta 1980cctttgctac accctgtcag atttaccctc cacacatata tattccgtca cctccaggga 2040ctattattcg tcgttgcgcc gccagcggaa gatatccaga agctgttttc cgagagactc 2100ggttggcgcc tggtatattt gatggatgtc gcgctgcctc acgtcccggt acccaggaac 2160gcggtgggat ctcgggccca tcgaagactg tgctccagac tgctcgccca gcaggtgttt 2220cttgatcgcc gcctctaaat tgtccgcgca tcgccggtaa catttttcca gctcggagtt 2280tgcgtttaga tacagtttct gcgatgccaa aggagcctgc agattataac ctcggatgct 2340gtcattcagc gcttttaatt tgacctccag atagttgctg tatttctgtt cccattggct 2400gctgcgcagc ttcgtataac tcgagttatt gttgcgctct gcctcggcgt actggctcat 2460gatctggatc ttgtccgtgt cgcttttctt cgagtgtttc tcgcaaacga tgtgcacggc 2520ctgcagtgtc caatcggagt cgagctggcg ccgaaactgg cggatctgag cctccacact 2580gccctgtttc tctatccacg gcggaaccgc ctcctgccgt ttcagaatgt tgttcaagtg 2640gtactctgtg cggtcaatga aggcgttatt gccggtgaaa tctttgggaa gcggttttcc 2700tcggggaaga ttacgaaatt ccccgcgtcg ttgcgcttcc tggatctcga ggagatcgtt 2760ctccgcgtcg aggagatcgt tctccgcgtc gacaccattc cttgcggcgg cggtgctcaa 2820cggcctcaac ctactactgg gctgcttcct aatgcaggag tcgcataagg gagagcgtcg 2880acaaacccgc gtttgagaac ttgctcaagc ttctggtaaa cgttgtagta ctctgaaaca 2940aggccctagc actctgatct gtttctcttg ggtagcggtg agtggtttat tggagttcac 3000tggtttcagc acatctgtca tctagacaat attgttacta aatttttttg aactacaatt 3060gttcgtaatt catctattat tatacatcct cgtcagcaat ttctggcaga cggagtttac 3120taacgtcttg agtatgaggc cgagaatcca gctctgtggc catactcagt cttgacagcc 3180tgctgatgtg gctgcgttca acgcaataag cgtgtcctcc gactccgagt tgtgctcgtt 3240atcgtcgttc tcatcctcgg aaaaatcaca cgaaagaaca tactcaccag taggctttct 3300ggtccctggg gcacggctgt ttctgacgta ttccggcgtt gataatagct cgaaagtgaa 3360cgccgagtcg cgggagtcga ccgatgccct tgagagcctt caacccagtc agctccttcc 3420ggtgggcgcg gggcatgact atcgtcgccg cacttatgac tgtcttcttt atcatgcaac 3480tcgtaggaca ggtgccggca gcgctctggg tcattttcgg cgaggaccgc tttcgctgga 3540gcgcgacgat gatcggcctg tcgcttgcgg tattcggaat cttgcacgcc ctcgctcaag 3600ccttcgtcac tggtcccgcc accaaacgtt tcggcgagaa gcaggccatt atcgccggca 3660tggcggccga cgcgctgggc tacgtcttgc tggcgttcgc gacgcgaggc tggatggcct 3720tccccattat gattcttctc gcttccggcg gcatcgggat gcccgcgttg caggccatgc 3780tgtccaggca ggtagatgac gaccatcagg gacagcttca aggatcgctc gcggctctta 3840ccagcctaac ttcgatcact ggaccgctga tcgtcacggc gatttatgcc gcctcggcga 3900gcacatggaa cgggttggca tggattgtag gcgccgccct ataccttgtc tgcctccccg 3960cgttgcgtcg cggtgcatgg agccgggcca cctcgacctg aatggaagcc ggcggcacct 4020cgctaacgga ttcaccactc caagaattgg agccaatcaa ttcttgcgga gaactgtgaa 4080tgcgcaaacc aacccttggc agaacatatc catcgcgtcc gccatctcca gcagccgcac 4140gcggcgcatc gggggggggg gggggggggg ggggcaaaca attcatcatt ttttttttat 4200tctttttttt gatttcggtt tctttgaaat ttttttgatt cggtaatctc cgaacagaag 4260gaagaacgaa ggaaggagca cagacttaga ttggtatata tacgcatatg tagtgttgaa 4320gaaacatgaa attgcccagt attcttaacc caactgcaca gaacaaaaac ctgcaggaaa 4380cgaagataaa tcatgtcgaa agctacatat aaggaacgtg ctgctactca tcctagtcct 4440gttgctgcca agctatttaa tatcatgcac gaaaagcaaa caaacttgtg tgcttcattg 4500gatgttcgta ccaccaagga attactggag ttagttgaag cattaggtcc caaaatttgt 4560ttactaaaaa cacatgtgga tatcttgact gatttttcca tggagggcac agttaagccg 4620ctaaaggcat tatccgccaa gtacaatttt ttactcttcg aagacagaaa atttgctgac 4680attggtaata cagtcaaatt gcagtactct gcgggtgtat acagaatagc agaatgggca 4740gacattacga atgcacacgg tgtggtgggc ccaggtattg ttagcggttt gaagcaggcg 4800gcagaagaag taacaaagga acctagaggc cttttgatgt tagcagaatt gtcatgcaag 4860ggctccctat ctactggaga atatactaag ggtactgttg acattgcgaa gagcgacaaa 4920gattttgtta tcggctttat tgctcaaaga gacatgggtg gaagagatga aggttacgat 4980tggttgatta tgacacccgg tgtgggttta gatgacaagg gagacgcatt gggtcaacag 5040tatagaaccg tggatgatgt ggtctctaca ggatctgaca ttattattgt tggaagagga 5100ctatttgcaa agggaaggga tgctaaggta gagggtgaac gttacagaaa agcaggctgg 5160gaagcatatt tgagaagatg cggccagcaa aactaaaaaa ctgtattata agtaaatgca 5220tgtatactaa actcacaaat tagagcttca atttaattat atcagttatt acccgggaat 5280ctcggtcgta atgattttta taatgacgaa aaaaaaaaaa ttggaaagaa aagccccccc 5340cccccccccc cccccccccc cccccccgca gcgttgggtc ctggccacgg gtgcgcatga 5400tcgtgctcct gtcgttgagg acccggctag gctggcgggg ttgccttact ggttagcaga 5460atgaatcacc gatacgcgag cgaacgtgaa gcgactgctg ctgcaaaacg tctgcgacct 5520gagcaacaac atgaatggtc ttcggtttcc gtgtttcgta aagtctggaa acgcggaagt 5580cagcgccctg caccattatg ttccggatct gcatcgcagg atgctgctgg ctaccctgtg 5640gaacacctac atctgtatta acgaagcgct ggcattgacc ctgagtgatt tttctctggt 5700cccgccgcat ccataccgcc agttgtttac cctcacaacg ttccagtaac cgggcatgtt 5760catcatcagt aacccgtatc gtgagcatcc tctctcgttt catcggtatc attaccccca 5820tgaacagaaa ttccccctta cacggaggca tcaagtgacc aaacaggaaa aaaccgccct 5880taacatggcc cgctttatca gaagccagac attaacgctt ctggagaaac tcaacgagct 5940ggacgcggat gaacaggcag acatctgtga atcgcttcac gaccacgctg atgagcttta 6000ccgcagctgc ctcgcgcgtt tcggtgatga cggtgaaaac ctctgacaca tgcagctccc 6060ggagacggtc acagcttgtc tgtaagcgga tgccgggagc agacaagccc gtcagggcgc 6120gtcagcgggt gttggcgggt gtcggggcgc agccatgacc cagtcacgta gcgatagcgg 6180agtgtatact ggcttaacta tgcggcatca gagcagattg tactgagagt gcaccatatg 6240cggtgtgaaa taccgcacag atgcgtaagg agaaaatacc gcatcaggcg ctcttccgct 6300tcctcgctca ctgactcgct gcgctcggtc gttcggctgc ggcgagcggt atcagctcac 6360tcaaaggcgg taatacggtt atccacagaa tcaggggata acgcaggaaa gaacatgtga 6420gcaaaaggcc agcaaaaggc caggaaccgt aaaaaggccg cgttgctggc gtttttccat 6480aggctccgcc cccctgacga gcatcacaaa aatcgacgct caagtcagag gtggcgaaac 6540ccgacaggac tataaagata ccaggcgttt ccccctggaa gctccctcgt gcgctctcct 6600gttccgaccc tgccgcttac cggatacctg tccgcctttc tcccttcggg aagcgtggcg 6660ctttctcata gctcacgctg taggtatctc agttcggtgt aggtcgttcg ctccaagctg 6720ggctgtgtgc acgaaccccc cgttcagccc gaccgctgcg ccttatccgg taactatcgt 6780cttgagtcca acccggtaag acacgactta tcgccactgg cagcagccac tggtaacagg 6840attagcagag cgaggtatgt aggcggtgct acagagttct tgaagtggtg gcctaactac 6900ggctacacta gaaggacagt atttggtatc tgcgctctgc tgaagccagt taccttcgga 6960aaaagagttg gtagctcttg atccggcaaa caaaccaccg ctggtagcgg tggttttttt 7020gtttgcaagc agcagattac gcgcagaaaa aaaggatctc aagaagatcc tttgatcttt 7080tctacggggt ctgacgctca gtggaacgaa aactcacgtt aagggatttt ggtcatgaga 7140ttatcaaaaa ggatcttcac ctagatcctt ttaaattaaa aatgaagttt taaatcaatc 7200taaagtatat atgagtaaac ttggtctgac agttaccaat gcttaatcag tgaggcacct 7260atctcagcga tctgtctatt tcgttcatcc atagttgcct gactccccgt cgtgtagata 7320actacgatac gggagggctt accatctggc cccagtgctg caatgatacc gcgagaccca 7380cgctcaccgg ctccagattt atcagcaata aaccagccag ccggaagggc cgagcgcaga 7440agtggtcctg caactttatc cgcctccatc cagtctatta attgttgccg ggaagctaga 7500gtaagtagtt cgccagttaa tagtttgcgc aacgttgttg ccattgctgc aggcatcgtg 7560gtgtcacgct cgtcgtttgg tatggcttca ttcagctccg gttcccaacg atcaaggcga 7620gttacatgat cccccatgtt gtgcaaaaaa gcggttagct ccttcggtcc tccgatcgtt 7680gtcagaagta agttggccgc agtgttatca ctcatggtta tggcagcact gcataattct 7740cttactgtca tgccatccgt aagatgcttt tctgtgactg gtgagtactc aaccaagtca 7800ttctgagaat agtgtatgcg gcgaccgagt tgctcttgcc cggcgtcaac acgggataat 7860accgcgccac atagcagaac tttaaaagtg ctcatcattg gaaaacgttc ttcggggcga 7920aaactctcaa ggatcttacc gctgttgaga tccagttcga tgtaacccac tcgtgcaccc 7980aactgatctt cagcatcttt tactttcacc agcgtttctg ggtgagcaaa aacaggaagg 8040caaaatgccg caaaaaaggg aataagggcg acacggaaat gttgaatact catactcttc 8100ctttttcaat attattgaag catttatcag ggttattgtc tcatgagcgg atacatattt 8160gaatgtattt agaaaaataa acaaataggg gttccgcgca catttccccg aaaagtgcca 8220cctgacgtct aagaaaccat tattatcatg acattaacct ataaaaatag gcgtatcacg 8280aggccctttc gtcttcaa 8298 25 8695 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pMPT-Mfalfa-E2-H6 sequence 25 ggtaccctgctcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60 tccctcctgacacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttcttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180 aatttaattttcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240 ataaacgatataaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgtctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccagatc tgatagcttt 360 caatcaatgaatcgaaaatg tcattaaaat agtatataaa ttgaaactaa gtcataaagc 420 tataaaaagaaaatttattt aaatgcaaga ctttaaagta aattcactta agccttggca 480 acgtgttcaaccaagtcgag atcgttaatt aactattagt gatggtggtg atggtgtctg 540 ccctcgatcacctgccactc tgttgtagac agcagcagcg agctaagctc tgatctatcc 600 ctgtcctccaagtcacaacg ctctcctcga gtccaattgc atgcggcttc gaacctgtgc 660 tccacgccccccacgtacat cctaaccttg aagatggtga agttgacagt gcaggggtag 720 tgccagagcctatatgggta atgaaccata cacctaggtg tcagccaggg cccagaaccg 780 catctggcgtaagtggcctc ggggtgcttc cgaaaacagt cagtggggca ggtcaaggtg 840 ttgttgccggcccccccgat gttgcacggg gggcccccac acgtcttggt gaacccagtg 900 ccattcatccatgtacagcc gaaccagttg cctcgcggcg gccgcgtgtt gttgagaatc 960 agcacatccgagtcgttcgc cccccagtta tacgtgggga caccaaaccg atcggtcgtc 1020 cccaccacaacagggctcgg ggtgaagcaa tacactggac cgcacacctg agacgcgggt 1080 acaataccacacggtcgagg cgcgtagtgc cagcagtagg gcctctggtc cgagctgtta 1140 ggctcagtgtaagtgagggg accccacccc tgagcgaact tgtcgatgga gcgacagctg 1200 gccaagcgctctgggcatcc agacgagttg aatttgtgtt tgtagaatag tgcggcaaag 1260 aaccctgtttggagggagtc gttgcagttc agggcagtcc tgttgatgtg ccaactgccg 1320 ttggtgtttacgagctggat tttctgagcc gacccggggc taaagaggga cacaaggccc 1380 ctggtatcggaggctgctgc ccctcctgac acgcgggtat gccttttatc tagagatacc 1440 ccttcttctttagcagcaat gctggcaata gtagtattta taaacaataa cccgttattt 1500 gtgctgttggaaaatggcaa aacagcaaca tcgaaatccc cttctaaatc tgagtaaccg 1560 atgacagcttcagccggaat ttgtgccgtt tcatcttctg ttgtagtgtt gactggagca 1620 gctaatgcggaggatgctgc gaataaaact gcagtaaaaa ttgaaggaaa tctcatgaat 1680 tcgtttttgtactttagatt gatgtcacca ccgtgcactg gcagcagtat ttatagatgg 1740 accgtgtggggacggttggg tacacttagc ggcagcgctg accccatctg tgatcaagta 1800 gggcaaaaactggggatgtc ggagtcgctg cacggtagca taagaattta ctttctggcc 1860 ggttcacccgcatttgcact gtggagaaac agcctgtccg acaccccacc agttgccaca 1920 tcggccctctgctgctctgg tgattttctg gtagcaggca cagacagcag tgggtagcgc 1980 cgtccggttaggcaaggtca cgttgtaggc taccccagca aacagagcct cacatgacac 2040 catccagctgcgtcctcgaa gcgaaaagtt cggttgcggc tgcagaaccc cctcagttgc 2100 canattcacaagttttacgc gacggctaaa gcgagtgggt tttaaaaact tgcggtgcaa 2160 ggatgcatgcggcaacaatt aattggtgca tccagcacag caagcccagt ctcgagatgt 2220 ccagtcgctacagagtggag tacgcactca aggaacaccg tcgagatggc ctcatagaat 2280 ggatcaagggcctgctggcc acgccgttcg tcctgtacgc ggtgaagagc aacggcatct 2340 ctgcagtggacgacctcatg gtaaactctg aggcaaaacg ccgctacgcg gaaatcttcc 2400 acgacctcgaactcctcatc gacgacaaca ttgaaatgac caaagccggc acccccgaat 2460 tgtctcggctcgtgcagctg gttccgagcg ttggcagctt cttcacgaga ctgcctctgg 2520 aaaaggccttctacatcgag gacgagcgcc gcgccatcag caaacgccgg cttgtggccc 2580 cctcgttcaacgacgtccgg ctcattctca acacggccca gctgttggag atgtcgcggt 2640 tcttccattccaaaaccatc cgagatcgca agctgcagct cattacattc gatggtgaca 2700 tcacactgtacgacgacggc aaaaatttcg atgccgagtc gcccatcctg ccccacctca 2760 tcaaactaatggccaaggac ctctatgtgg gtatcgtcac cgcggccggc tacagcgacg 2820 gaacaagtactacgagcgcc tcaagggcct catcgacgcc gtccagacgt ccccgctgct 2880 cacaggccaccagaaagaga acctgttcat tatgggcggc gaggcaaact acctcttccg 2940 gtacagtaacgaggagcaga gattacgctt ctactccaaa gacagatggc tgctcgagaa 3000 catgctgaattggtccgagg aggacattca tctgacactg gactttgcgc aggacgttct 3060 aaacgacctcgttcacaaac tgggctcgcc agccaccgtg gtccgcaagg agcgtcgcgt 3120 cggcctggttccattaccgg gccacaagct gatccgcgag cagctcgagg agatcgttct 3180 ccgcgtcgacaccattcctt gcggcggcgg tgctcaacgg cctcaaccta ctactgggct 3240 gcttcctaatgcaggagtcg cataagggag agcgtcgact cccgcgactc ggcgttcact 3300 ttcgagctattatcaacgcc ggaatacgtc agaaacagcc gtgccccagg gaccagaaag 3360 cctactggtgagtatgttct ttcgtgtgat ttttccgagg atgagaacga cgataacgag 3420 cacaactcggagtcggagga cacgcttatt gcgttgaacg cagccacatc agcaggctgt 3480 caagactgagtatggccaca gagctggatt ctcggcctca tactcaagac gttagtaaac 3540 tccgtctgccagaaattgct gacgaggatg tataataata gatgaattac gaacaattgt 3600 agttcaaaaaaatttagtaa caatattgtc tagatgacag atgtgctgaa accagtgaac 3660 tccaataaaccactcaccgc tacccaagag aaacagatca gagtgctagg gccttgtttc 3720 agagtactacaacgtttacc agaagcttga gcaagttctc aaacgcgggt ttgtcgaccg 3780 atgcccttgagagccttcaa cccagtcagc tccttccggt gggcgcgggg catgactatc 3840 gtcgccgcacttatgactgt cttctttatc atgcaactcg taggacaggt gccggcagcg 3900 ctctgggtcattttcggcga ggaccgcttt cgctggagcg cgacgatgat cggcctgtcg 3960 cttgcggtattcggaatctt gcacgccctc gctcaagcct tcgtcactgg tcccgccacc 4020 aaacgtttcggcgagaagca ggccattatc gccggcatgg cggccgacgc gctgggctac 4080 gtcttgctggcgttcgcgac gcgaggctgg atggccttcc ccattatgat tcttctcgct 4140 tccggcggcatcgggatgcc cgcgttgcag gccatgctgt ccaggcaggt agatgacgac 4200 catcagggacagcttcaagg atcgctcgcg gctcttacca gcctaacttc gatcactgga 4260 ccgctgatcgtcacggcgat ttatgccgcc tcggcgagca catggaacgg gttggcatgg 4320 attgtaggcgccgccctata ccttgtctgc ctccccgcgt tgcgtcgcgg tgcatggagc 4380 cgggccacctcgacctgaat ggaagccggc ggcacctcgc taacggattc accactccaa 4440 gaattggagccaatcaattc ttgcggagaa ctgtgaatgc gcaaaccaac ccttggcaga 4500 acatatccatcgcgtccgcc atctccagca gccgcacgcg gcgcatcggg gggggggggg 4560 gggggggggggcaaacaatt catcattttt tttttattct tttttttgat ttcggtttct 4620 ttgaaatttttttgattcgg taatctccga acagaaggaa gaacgaagga aggagcacag 4680 acttagattggtatatatac gcatatgtag tgttgaagaa acatgaaatt gcccagtatt 4740 cttaacccaactgcacagaa caaaaacctg caggaaacga agataaatca tgtcgaaagc 4800 tacatataaggaacgtgctg ctactcatcc tagtcctgtt gctgccaagc tatttaatat 4860 catgcacgaaaagcaaacaa acttgtgtgc ttcattggat gttcgtacca ccaaggaatt 4920 actggagttagttgaagcat taggtcccaa aatttgttta ctaaaaacac atgtggatat 4980 cttgactgatttttccatgg agggcacagt taagccgcta aaggcattat ccgccaagta 5040 caattttttactcttcgaag acagaaaatt tgctgacatt ggtaatacag tcaaattgca 5100 gtactctgcgggtgtataca gaatagcaga atgggcagac attacgaatg cacacggtgt 5160 ggtgggcccaggtattgtta gcggtttgaa gcaggcggca gaagaagtaa caaaggaacc 5220 tagaggccttttgatgttag cagaattgtc atgcaagggc tccctatcta ctggagaata 5280 tactaagggtactgttgaca ttgcgaagag cgacaaagat tttgttatcg gctttattgc 5340 tcaaagagacatgggtggaa gagatgaagg ttacgattgg ttgattatga cacccggtgt 5400 gggtttagatgacaagggag acgcattggg tcaacagtat agaaccgtgg atgatgtggt 5460 ctctacaggatctgacatta ttattgttgg aagaggacta tttgcaaagg gaagggatgc 5520 taaggtagagggtgaacgtt acagaaaagc aggctgggaa gcatatttga gaagatgcgg 5580 ccagcaaaactaaaaaactg tattataagt aaatgcatgt atactaaact cacaaattag 5640 agcttcaatttaattatatc agttattacc cgggaatctc ggtcgtaatg atttttataa 5700 tgacgaaaaaaaaaaaattg gaaagaaaag cccccccccc cccccccccc cccccccccc 5760 ccccgcagcgttgggtcctg gccacgggtg cgcatgatcg tgctcctgtc gttgaggacc 5820 cggctaggctggcggggttg ccttactggt tagcagaatg aatcaccgat acgcgagcga 5880 acgtgaagcgactgctgctg caaaacgtct gcgacctgag caacaacatg aatggtcttc 5940 ggtttccgtgtttcgtaaag tctggaaacg cggaagtcag cgccctgcac cattatgttc 6000 cggatctgcatcgcaggatg ctgctggcta ccctgtggaa cacctacatc tgtattaacg 6060 aagcgctggcattgaccctg agtgattttt ctctggtccc gccgcatcca taccgccagt 6120 tgtttaccctcacaacgttc cagtaaccgg gcatgttcat catcagtaac ccgtatcgtg 6180 agcatcctctctcgtttcat cggtatcatt acccccatga acagaaattc ccccttacac 6240 ggaggcatcaagtgaccaaa caggaaaaaa ccgcccttaa catggcccgc tttatcagaa 6300 gccagacattaacgcttctg gagaaactca acgagctgga cgcggatgaa caggcagaca 6360 tctgtgaatcgcttcacgac cacgctgatg agctttaccg cagctgcctc gcgcgtttcg 6420 gtgatgacggtgaaaacctc tgacacatgc agctcccgga gacggtcaca gcttgtctgt 6480 aagcggatgccgggagcaga caagcccgtc agggcgcgtc agcgggtgtt ggcgggtgtc 6540 ggggcgcagccatgacccag tcacgtagcg atagcggagt gtatactggc ttaactatgc 6600 ggcatcagagcagattgtac tgagagtgca ccatatgcgg tgtgaaatac cgcacagatg 6660 cgtaaggagaaaataccgca tcaggcgctc ttccgcttcc tcgctcactg actcgctgcg 6720 ctcggtcgttcggctgcggc gagcggtatc agctcactca aaggcggtaa tacggttatc 6780 cacagaatcaggggataacg caggaaagaa catgtgagca aaaggccagc aaaaggccag 6840 gaaccgtaaaaaggccgcgt tgctggcgtt tttccatagg ctccgccccc ctgacgagca 6900 tcacaaaaatcgacgctcaa gtcagaggtg gcgaaacccg acaggactat aaagatacca 6960 ggcgtttccccctggaagct ccctcgtgcg ctctcctgtt ccgaccctgc cgcttaccgg 7020 atacctgtccgcctttctcc cttcgggaag cgtggcgctt tctcatagct cacgctgtag 7080 gtatctcagttcggtgtagg tcgttcgctc caagctgggc tgtgtgcacg aaccccccgt 7140 tcagcccgaccgctgcgcct tatccggtaa ctatcgtctt gagtccaacc cggtaagaca 7200 cgacttatcgccactggcag cagccactgg taacaggatt agcagagcga ggtatgtagg 7260 cggtgctacagagttcttga agtggtggcc taactacggc tacactagaa ggacagtatt 7320 tggtatctgcgctctgctga agccagttac cttcggaaaa agagttggta gctcttgatc 7380 cggcaaacaaaccaccgctg gtagcggtgg tttttttgtt tgcaagcagc agattacgcg 7440 cagaaaaaaaggatctcaag aagatccttt gatcttttct acggggtctg acgctcagtg 7500 gaacgaaaactcacgttaag ggattttggt catgagatta tcaaaaagga tcttcaccta 7560 gatccttttaaattaaaaat gaagttttaa atcaatctaa agtatatatg agtaaacttg 7620 gtctgacagttaccaatgct taatcagtga ggcacctatc tcagcgatct gtctatttcg 7680 ttcatccatagttgcctgac tccccgtcgt gtagataact acgatacggg agggcttacc 7740 atctggccccagtgctgcaa tgataccgcg agacccacgc tcaccggctc cagatttatc 7800 agcaataaaccagccagccg gaagggccga gcgcagaagt ggtcctgcaa ctttatccgc 7860 ctccatccagtctattaatt gttgccggga agctagagta agtagttcgc cagttaatag 7920 tttgcgcaacgttgttgcca ttgctgcagg catcgtggtg tcacgctcgt cgtttggtat 7980 ggcttcattcagctccggtt cccaacgatc aaggcgagtt acatgatccc ccatgttgtg 8040 caaaaaagcggttagctcct tcggtcctcc gatcgttgtc agaagtaagt tggccgcagt 8100 gttatcactcatggttatgg cagcactgca taattctctt actgtcatgc catccgtaag 8160 atgcttttctgtgactggtg agtactcaac caagtcattc tgagaatagt gtatgcggcg 8220 accgagttgctcttgcccgg cgtcaacacg ggataatacc gcgccacata gcagaacttt 8280 aaaagtgctcatcattggaa aacgttcttc ggggcgaaaa ctctcaagga tcttaccgct 8340 gttgagatccagttcgatgt aacccactcg tgcacccaac tgatcttcag catcttttac 8400 tttcaccagcgtttctgggt gagcaaaaac aggaaggcaa aatgccgcaa aaaagggaat 8460 aagggcgacacggaaatgtt gaatactcat actcttcctt tttcaatatt attgaagcat 8520 ttatcagggttattgtctca tgagcggata catatttgaa tgtatttaga aaaataaaca 8580 aataggggttccgcgcacat ttccccgaaa agtgccacct gacgtctaag aaaccattat 8640 tatcatgacattaacctata aaaataggcg tatcacgagg ccctttcgtc ttcaa 8695 26 36 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probeor primer 26 agtcactctt caaggcatac ccgcgtgtca ggaggg 36 27 39 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probeor primer 27 agtcactctt cacagggatc cttagtgatg gtggtgatg 39 28 4190 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pMF30sequence 28 gcgcccaata cgcaaaccgc ctctccccgc gcgttggccg attcattaatgcagctggca 60 cgacaggttt cccgactgga aagcgggcag tgagcgcaac gcaattaatgtgagttagct 120 cactcattag gcaccccagg ctttacactt tatgcttccg gctcgtatgttgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcgga taacaatttc acacaggaaa cagctatgac catgattacgccaagcttgc 240 atgcctgcag ttgattgcag atgccagatc ccgaaagaac agaggacggagcgtaaactt 300 gtggcattcc accagaaatt gatacagata agcttccgga gtcaccagctaaaacggaat 360 tgcaagaaat aatatcgata actttatcac cactagaata gccggtgttgctgacagtaa 420 tatcctgtga cccgtttgaa cctaaattat taaaaatgga aatcaattgattagcatcgc 480 tacccttcct agtggctata tagtggtctg aagaagaaac aactgaggatttgtaagttg 540 aataggcaga atccttctta atagcttgat ttcttatttg atttagtttactgattagct 600 cgtagtattc tgaatcggta ttatatccac ttaaccataa agcttctctattggcaggat 660 cggaaccacc attgagacct tgttcttggc cataataaat aattgggataccatcaccca 720 aaattataaa agccatgtca ttcttaatca aggatgtgtc tgaggtaactgatggaaatc 780 taacttggtc atggttttca ataaagtttc ccaacaaaga gacgtccgaacaagatgact 840 gtaacgtgga gatcattgaa gttaactcac tggaagtcgc cgaagtatcactgaagaatc 900 tatatactgg atagtataat ggatagttgg taactccttt catataattctgatatggac 960 aagtataagt tggatctcct tgataaactt cacctaagtt ataaacaccagaagcgtcct 1020 caaacttcgt taatgaagcg gtatctacgt gctttgcact atcaattcttaaaccatcga 1080 ttgaatagtt ttgaacaaaa tctgacaccc aagtttgaaa tactcctataacttcattat 1140 cctcggtact taaatctgga agggagactt cagtatcacc ttcccaacaatcttcaacat 1200 tggtttgatc attataattt gtaatcaaac aataatcgtg gaagtaagattgttgattga 1260 atggagtgaa actagaataa tctacgcttg aaccatctcc gttccaagcataatggttgt 1320 aaacaacgtc gaccatcaat aacatgcttc tggaatgcaa ttcgctagctaattgtttca 1380 attcatcagc ggtaccaaaa ttagtgttca attcatcaat atttttcatccaataaccat 1440 ggtaagcata accataagca gtattgtcag gaatttgctc aacaactggggagatccaga 1500 tcgcagtgaa acccatacct tgaatataat ccaacttgtc gataatccctttataagatc 1560 caccacagta cttgcgatca ctcactaaac agtcagctgt ggtcgagccatcagatctgg 1620 caaacctatc agtaacgatt tgataaatcg attggtcttt ccatttatcagctgacgagc 1680 taacatccct cttgtcaaaa ataatcggtt gagcagatac caatcttgagaatgctaaaa 1740 ttgctgcaac aactttactt gtaaatcctt cagttgaaaa tctcattgaattcactggcc 1800 gtcgttttac aacgtcgtga ctgggaaaac cctggcgtta cccaacttaatcgccttgca 1860 gcacatcccc ctttcgccag ctggcgtaat agcgaagagg cccgcaccgatcgcccttcc 1920 caacagttgc gcagcctgaa tggcgaatgg cgcctgatgc ggtattttctccttacgcat 1980 ctgtgcggta tttcacaccg catatggtgc actctcagta caatctgctctgatgccgca 2040 tagttaagcc agccccgaca cccgccaaca cccgctgacg cgccctgacgggcttgtctg 2100 ctcccggcat ccgcttacag acaagctgtg accgtctccg ggagctgcatgtgtcagagg 2160 ttttcaccgt catcaccgaa acgcgcgaga cgaaagggcc tcgtgatacgcctattttta 2220 taggttaatg tcatgataat aatggtttct tagacgtcag gtggcacttttcggggaaat 2280 gtgcgcggaa cccctatttg tttatttttc taaatacatt caaatatgtatccgctcatg 2340 agacaataac cctgataaat gcttcaataa tattgaaaaa ggaagagtatgagtattcaa 2400 catttccgtg tcgcccttat tccctttttt gcggcatttt gccttcctgtttttgctcac 2460 ccagaaacgc tggtgaaagt aaaagatgct gaagatcagt tgggtgcacgagtgggttac 2520 atcgaactgg atctcaacag cggtaagatc cttgagagtt ttcgccccgaagaacgtttt 2580 ccaatgatga gcacttttaa agttctgcta tgtggcgcgg tattatcccgtattgacgcc 2640 gggcaagagc aactcggtcg ccgcatacac tattctcaga atgacttggttgagtactca 2700 ccagtcacag aaaagcatct tacggatggc atgacagtaa gagaattatgcagtgctgcc 2760 ataaccatga gtgataacac tgcggccaac ttacttctga caacgatcggaggaccgaag 2820 gagctaaccg cttttttgca caacatgggg gatcatgtaa ctcgccttgatcgttgggaa 2880 ccggagctga atgaagccat accaaacgac gagcgtgaca ccacgatgcctgtagcaatg 2940 gcaacaacgt tgcgcaaact attaactggc gaactactta ctctagcttcccggcaacaa 3000 ttaatagact ggatggaggc ggataaagtt gcaggaccac ttctgcgctcggcccttccg 3060 gctggctggt ttattgctga taaatctgga gccggtgagc gtgggtctcgcggtatcatt 3120 gcagcactgg ggccagatgg taagccctcc cgtatcgtag ttatctacacgacggggagt 3180 caggcaacta tggatgaacg aaatagacag atcgctgaga taggtgcctcactgattaag 3240 cattggtaac tgtcagacca agtttactca tatatacttt agattgatttaaaacttcat 3300 ttttaattta aaaggatcta ggtgaagatc ctttttgata atctcatgaccaaaatccct 3360 taacgtgagt tttcgttcca ctgagcgtca gaccccgtag aaaagatcaaaggatcttct 3420 tgagatcctt tttttctgcg cgtaatctgc tgcttgcaaa caaaaaaaccaccgctacca 3480 gcggtggttt gtttgccgga tcaagagcta ccaactcttt ttccgaaggtaactggcttc 3540 agcagagcgc agataccaaa tactgtcctt ctagtgtagc cgtagttaggccaccacttc 3600 aagaactctg tagcaccgcc tacatacctc gctctgctaa tcctgttaccagtggctgct 3660 gccagtggcg ataagtcgtg tcttaccggg ttggactcaa gacgatagttaccggataag 3720 gcgcagcggt cgggctgaac ggggggttcg tgcacacagc ccagcttggagcgaacgacc 3780 tacaccgaac tgagatacct acagcgtgag ctatgagaaa gcgccacgcttcccgaaggg 3840 agaaaggcgg acaggtatcc ggtaagcggc agggtcggaa caggagagcgcacgagggag 3900 cttccagggg gaaacgcctg gtatctttat agtcctgtcg ggtttcgccacctctgactt 3960 gagcgtcgat ttttgtgatg ctcgtcaggg gggcggagcc tatggaaaaacgccagcaac 4020 gcggcctttt tacggttcct ggccttttgc tggccttttg ctcacatgttctttcctgcg 4080 ttatcccctg attctgtgga taaccgtatt accgcctttg agtgagctgataccgctcgc 4140 cgcagccgaa cgaccgagcg cagcgagtca gtgagcgagg aagcggaaga4190 29 38 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial SequenceSynthetic primer MF30-Links 29 agtcactctt cacctcttgt caaaaataat cggttgag38 30 52 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial SequenceSynthetic primer CL2 hin 30 tgcttcctac cactagcagc actaggacat acccgcgtgtcaggaggggc ag 52 31 57 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Synthetic probe or primer 31 tagtactagt attagtaggc ttcgcatggaattcactggc cgtcgtttta caacgtc 57 32 7927 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Vector pFMPT-CL-E2-H6 sequence 32ggtaccctgc tcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60tccctcctga cacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120gacaacgttc ttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180aatttaattt tcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240ataaacgata taaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300ccttccacgt ctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccttagt gatggtggtg 360atggtgtctg ccctcgatca cctgccactc tgttgtagac agcagcagcg agctaagctc 420tgatctatcc ctgtcctcca agtcacaacg ctctcctcga gtccaattgc atgcggcttc 480gaacctgtgc tccacgcccc ccacgtacat cctaaccttg aagatggtga agttgacagt 540gcaggggtag tgccagagcc tatatgggta atgaaccata cacctaggtg tcagccaggg 600cccagaaccg catctggcgt aagtggcctc ggggtgcttc cgaaaacagt cagtggggca 660ggtcaaggtg ttgttgccgg cccccccgat gttgcacggg gggcccccac acgtcttggt 720gaacccagtg ccattcatcc atgtacagcc gaaccagttg cctcgcggcg gccgcgtgtt 780gttgagaatc agcacatccg agtcgttcgc cccccagtta tacgtgggga caccaaaccg 840atcggtcgtc cccaccacaa cagggctcgg ggtgaagcaa tacactggac cgcacacctg 900agacgcgggt acaataccac acggtcgagg cgcgtagtgc cagcagtagg gcctctggtc 960cgagctgtta ggctcagtgt aagtgagggg accccacccc tgagcgaact tgtcgatgga 1020gcgacagctg gccaagcgct ctgggcatcc agacgagttg aatttgtgtt tgtagaatag 1080tgcggcaaag aaccctgttt ggagggagtc gttgcagttc agggcagtcc tgttgatgtg 1140ccaactgccg ttggtgttta cgagctggat tttctgagcc gacccggggc taaagaggga 1200cacaaggccc ctggtatcgg aggctgctgc ccctcctgac acgcgggtat gtcctagtgc 1260tgctagtggt aggaagcata gtactagtat tagtaggctg cgcatgaatt cccgatgaag 1320cagagagcgc aggaggcggt atttatagtg ccattcccct ctctgagaga cccggatggt 1380agtcgagtgt atcggagaca gcttgatgta gactccgtgc ctgccggctc ctcttattgg 1440cggacaccag tgagacaccc cggaacttgc tgtttttctg caaaatccgg ggtgaccagt 1500gggagcctat ttgcacacac gagcgggaca ccccactctg gtgaagagtg ccaaagtcat 1560tctttttccc gttgcggggc agccgattgc atgttttagg aaaatattac ctttgctaca 1620ccctgtcaga tttaccctcc acacatatat attccgtcac ctccagggac tattattcgt 1680cgttgcgccg ccagcggaag atatccagaa gctgttttcc gagagactcg gttggcgcct 1740ggtatatttg atggatgtcg cgctgcctca cgtcccggta cccaggaacg cggtgggatc 1800tcgggcccat cgaagactgt gctccagact gctcgcccag caggtgtttc ttgatcgccg 1860cctctaaatt gtccgcgcat cgccggtaac atttttccag ctcggagttt gcgtttagat 1920acagtttctg cgatgccaaa ggagcctgca gattataacc tcggatgctg tcattcagcg 1980cttttaattt gacctccaga tagttgctgt atttctgttc ccattggctg ctgcgcagct 2040tcgtataact cgagttattg ttgcgctctg cctcggcgta ctggctcatg atctggatct 2100tgtccgtgtc gcttttcttc gagtgtttct cgcaaacgat gtgcacggcc tgcagtgtcc 2160aatcggagtc gagctggcgc cgaaactggc ggatctgagc ctccacactg ccctgtttct 2220ctatccacgg cggaaccgcc tcctgccgtt tcagaatgtt gttcaagtgg tactctgtgc 2280ggtcaatgaa ggcgttattg ccggtgaaat ctttgggaag cggttttcct cggggaagat 2340tacgaaattc cccgcgtcgt tgcgcttcct ggatctcgag gagatcgttc tccgcgtcga 2400ggagatcgtt ctccgcgtcg acaccattcc ttgcggcggc ggtgctcaac ggcctcaacc 2460tactactggg ctgcttccta atgcaggagt cgcataaggg agagcgtcga caaacccgcg 2520tttgagaact tgctcaagct tctggtaaac gttgtagtac tctgaaacaa ggccctagca 2580ctctgatctg tttctcttgg gtagcggtga gtggtttatt ggagttcact ggtttcagca 2640catctgtcat ctagacaata ttgttactaa atttttttga actacaattg ttcgtaattc 2700atctattatt atacatcctc gtcagcaatt tctggcagac ggagtttact aacgtcttga 2760gtatgaggcc gagaatccag ctctgtggcc atactcagtc ttgacagcct gctgatgtgg 2820ctgcgttcaa cgcaataagc gtgtcctccg actccgagtt gtgctcgtta tcgtcgttct 2880catcctcgga aaaatcacac gaaagaacat actcaccagt aggctttctg gtccctgggg 2940cacggctgtt tctgacgtat tccggcgttg ataatagctc gaaagtgaac gccgagtcgc 3000gggagtcgac cgatgccctt gagagccttc aacccagtca gctccttccg gtgggcgcgg 3060ggcatgacta tcgtcgccgc acttatgact gtcttcttta tcatgcaact cgtaggacag 3120gtgccggcag cgctctgggt cattttcggc gaggaccgct ttcgctggag cgcgacgatg 3180atcggcctgt cgcttgcggt attcggaatc ttgcacgccc tcgctcaagc cttcgtcact 3240ggtcccgcca ccaaacgttt cggcgagaag caggccatta tcgccggcat ggcggccgac 3300gcgctgggct acgtcttgct ggcgttcgcg acgcgaggct ggatggcctt ccccattatg 3360attcttctcg cttccggcgg catcgggatg cccgcgttgc aggccatgct gtccaggcag 3420gtagatgacg accatcaggg acagcttcaa ggatcgctcg cggctcttac cagcctaact 3480tcgatcactg gaccgctgat cgtcacggcg atttatgccg cctcggcgag cacatggaac 3540gggttggcat ggattgtagg cgccgcccta taccttgtct gcctccccgc gttgcgtcgc 3600ggtgcatgga gccgggccac ctcgacctga atggaagccg gcggcacctc gctaacggat 3660tcaccactcc aagaattgga gccaatcaat tcttgcggag aactgtgaat gcgcaaacca 3720acccttggca gaacatatcc atcgcgtccg ccatctccag cagccgcacg cggcgcatcg 3780gggggggggg gggggggggg gggcaaacaa ttcatcattt tttttttatt cttttttttg 3840atttcggttt ctttgaaatt tttttgattc ggtaatctcc gaacagaagg aagaacgaag 3900gaaggagcac agacttagat tggtatatat acgcatatgt agtgttgaag aaacatgaaa 3960ttgcccagta ttcttaaccc aactgcacag aacaaaaacc tgcaggaaac gaagataaat 4020catgtcgaaa gctacatata aggaacgtgc tgctactcat cctagtcctg ttgctgccaa 4080gctatttaat atcatgcacg aaaagcaaac aaacttgtgt gcttcattgg atgttcgtac 4140caccaaggaa ttactggagt tagttgaagc attaggtccc aaaatttgtt tactaaaaac 4200acatgtggat atcttgactg atttttccat ggagggcaca gttaagccgc taaaggcatt 4260atccgccaag tacaattttt tactcttcga agacagaaaa tttgctgaca ttggtaatac 4320agtcaaattg cagtactctg cgggtgtata cagaatagca gaatgggcag acattacgaa 4380tgcacacggt gtggtgggcc caggtattgt tagcggtttg aagcaggcgg cagaagaagt 4440aacaaaggaa cctagaggcc ttttgatgtt agcagaattg tcatgcaagg gctccctatc 4500tactggagaa tatactaagg gtactgttga cattgcgaag agcgacaaag attttgttat 4560cggctttatt gctcaaagag acatgggtgg aagagatgaa ggttacgatt ggttgattat 4620gacacccggt gtgggtttag atgacaaggg agacgcattg ggtcaacagt atagaaccgt 4680ggatgatgtg gtctctacag gatctgacat tattattgtt ggaagaggac tatttgcaaa 4740gggaagggat gctaaggtag agggtgaacg ttacagaaaa gcaggctggg aagcatattt 4800gagaagatgc ggccagcaaa actaaaaaac tgtattataa gtaaatgcat gtatactaaa 4860ctcacaaatt agagcttcaa tttaattata tcagttatta cccgggaatc tcggtcgtaa 4920tgatttttat aatgacgaaa aaaaaaaaat tggaaagaaa agcccccccc cccccccccc 4980cccccccccc ccccccgcag cgttgggtcc tggccacggg tgcgcatgat cgtgctcctg 5040tcgttgagga cccggctagg ctggcggggt tgccttactg gttagcagaa tgaatcaccg 5100atacgcgagc gaacgtgaag cgactgctgc tgcaaaacgt ctgcgacctg agcaacaaca 5160tgaatggtct tcggtttccg tgtttcgtaa agtctggaaa cgcggaagtc agcgccctgc 5220accattatgt tccggatctg catcgcagga tgctgctggc taccctgtgg aacacctaca 5280tctgtattaa cgaagcgctg gcattgaccc tgagtgattt ttctctggtc ccgccgcatc 5340cataccgcca gttgtttacc ctcacaacgt tccagtaacc gggcatgttc atcatcagta 5400acccgtatcg tgagcatcct ctctcgtttc atcggtatca ttacccccat gaacagaaat 5460tcccccttac acggaggcat caagtgacca aacaggaaaa aaccgccctt aacatggccc 5520gctttatcag aagccagaca ttaacgcttc tggagaaact caacgagctg gacgcggatg 5580aacaggcaga catctgtgaa tcgcttcacg accacgctga tgagctttac cgcagctgcc 5640tcgcgcgttt cggtgatgac ggtgaaaacc tctgacacat gcagctcccg gagacggtca 5700cagcttgtct gtaagcggat gccgggagca gacaagcccg tcagggcgcg tcagcgggtg 5760ttggcgggtg tcggggcgca gccatgaccc agtcacgtag cgatagcgga gtgtatactg 5820gcttaactat gcggcatcag agcagattgt actgagagtg caccatatgc ggtgtgaaat 5880accgcacaga tgcgtaagga gaaaataccg catcaggcgc tcttccgctt cctcgctcac 5940tgactcgctg cgctcggtcg ttcggctgcg gcgagcggta tcagctcact caaaggcggt 6000aatacggtta tccacagaat caggggataa cgcaggaaag aacatgtgag caaaaggcca 6060gcaaaaggcc aggaaccgta aaaaggccgc gttgctggcg tttttccata ggctccgccc 6120ccctgacgag catcacaaaa atcgacgctc aagtcagagg tggcgaaacc cgacaggact 6180ataaagatac caggcgtttc cccctggaag ctccctcgtg cgctctcctg ttccgaccct 6240gccgcttacc ggatacctgt ccgcctttct cccttcggga agcgtggcgc tttctcatag 6300ctcacgctgt aggtatctca gttcggtgta ggtcgttcgc tccaagctgg gctgtgtgca 6360cgaacccccc gttcagcccg accgctgcgc cttatccggt aactatcgtc ttgagtccaa 6420cccggtaaga cacgacttat cgccactggc agcagccact ggtaacagga ttagcagagc 6480gaggtatgta ggcggtgcta cagagttctt gaagtggtgg cctaactacg gctacactag 6540aaggacagta tttggtatct gcgctctgct gaagccagtt accttcggaa aaagagttgg 6600tagctcttga tccggcaaac aaaccaccgc tggtagcggt ggtttttttg tttgcaagca 6660gcagattacg cgcagaaaaa aaggatctca agaagatcct ttgatctttt ctacggggtc 6720tgacgctcag tggaacgaaa actcacgtta agggattttg gtcatgagat tatcaaaaag 6780gatcttcacc tagatccttt taaattaaaa atgaagtttt aaatcaatct aaagtatata 6840tgagtaaact tggtctgaca gttaccaatg cttaatcagt gaggcaccta tctcagcgat 6900ctgtctattt cgttcatcca tagttgcctg actccccgtc gtgtagataa ctacgatacg 6960ggagggctta ccatctggcc ccagtgctgc aatgataccg cgagacccac gctcaccggc 7020tccagattta tcagcaataa accagccagc cggaagggcc gagcgcagaa gtggtcctgc 7080aactttatcc gcctccatcc agtctattaa ttgttgccgg gaagctagag taagtagttc 7140gccagttaat agtttgcgca acgttgttgc cattgctgca ggcatcgtgg tgtcacgctc 7200gtcgtttggt atggcttcat tcagctccgg ttcccaacga tcaaggcgag ttacatgatc 7260ccccatgttg tgcaaaaaag cggttagctc cttcggtcct ccgatcgttg tcagaagtaa 7320gttggccgca gtgttatcac tcatggttat ggcagcactg cataattctc ttactgtcat 7380gccatccgta agatgctttt ctgtgactgg tgagtactca accaagtcat tctgagaata 7440gtgtatgcgg cgaccgagtt gctcttgccc ggcgtcaaca cgggataata ccgcgccaca 7500tagcagaact ttaaaagtgc tcatcattgg aaaacgttct tcggggcgaa aactctcaag 7560gatcttaccg ctgttgagat ccagttcgat gtaacccact cgtgcaccca actgatcttc 7620agcatctttt actttcacca gcgtttctgg gtgagcaaaa acaggaaggc aaaatgccgc 7680aaaaaaggga ataagggcga cacggaaatg ttgaatactc atactcttcc tttttcaata 7740ttattgaagc atttatcagg gttattgtct catgagcgga tacatatttg aatgtattta 7800gaaaaataaa caaatagggg ttccgcgcac atttccccga aaagtgccac ctgacgtcta 7860agaaaccatt attatcatga cattaaccta taaaaatagg cgtatcacga ggccctttcg 7920tcttcaa 7927 33 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Synthetic probe or primer 33 taaggatccc cgggtaccga gctc 24 3425 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Syntheticprobe or primer 34 ccagttcatc atcatatccc aagcc 25 35 4234 DNA ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pUC18-FMD-CL-E1sequence 35 gcgcccaata cgcaaaccgc ctctccccgc gcgttggccg attcattaatgcagctggca 60 cgacaggttt cccgactgga aagcgggcag tgagcgcaac gcaattaatgtgagttagct 120 cactcattag gcaccccagg ctttacactt tatgcttccg gctcgtatgttgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcgga taacaatttc acacaggaaa cagctatgac catgattacgaattcgagct 240 cggtacccgg ggatccttac cagttcatca tcatatccca agccatacggtgacctgtta 300 tgtggccggg atagattgag caattgcagt cctgcaccgt ctcatgccggcgaggcgaga 360 tggtgaacag ctgggagacg aggaagacag atccgcagag atcccccacgtacatagcgg 420 aacagaaagc agccgcccca acgagcaaat cgacgtggcg tcgtattgtcgtagtgggga 480 cgctggcgtt cctagctgcg agcgtggggg tgagcgctac ccagcagcgggaagagttgt 540 tctcccgaac gcagggcacg cacccggggg tgtgcatgat catgtccgctgcctcataca 600 caatgcttga gttggagcag tcgttcgtga catggtacat cccggacacgttgcgcacct 660 catatcctag tgctgctagt ggtaggaagc atagtactag tattagtaggcttcgcatga 720 attcccgatg aaggcagaga gcgcaaggag gcggtattta tagtgccattcccctctctg 780 agagacccgg atggtagtcg agtgttatcg gagacagctt gatgtagactccgtgcctgc 840 cggtcctctt attggcggac accagtgaga caccccggaa cttgctgtttttctgcaaaa 900 tccggggtga ccagtgggag cctatttgca cacacgagcg ggacaccccactctggtgaa 960 gagtgccaaa gtcattcttt ttcccgtnnc ggggcagccg attgcatgttttaggaaaat 1020 attacctttg ctacaccctg tcagatttac cctccacaca tatatattccgtcacctcca 1080 gggactattc ttggctcgtt gcgccgccgc ggaagatatc cagaagctgtgttttccgag 1140 agactcggtt ggcgcctggt atatttnnag gatgtcgcgc tgcctcacgtcccggtaccc 1200 aggaacgcgg tgggatctcg ggcccatcga agactgtgct ccagactgctcgcccagcag 1260 gtgtttcttg attgccgcct ctaaatagtc cgcgcatcgc cggtaacatttttccagctc 1320 ggagtttgcg tttagataca tttctgcgat gccaaaggag cctgcagattataacctcgg 1380 atgctgtcat tcagcgcttt taatttgacc tccagatagt tgctgtatttctgttccatt 1440 ggctgctgga cgttcgtata actcgagtta ttgttgcgct ctgcctcggcgtactggctc 1500 atgactgact gcggtcgctt ctcgagtgtt ctcgcaacag gacgcctgcaggtcatcgag 1560 tcgagctggc gccgaaactg gcggatctga cctccacact gccctgtatctctatccacc 1620 gggaaccgcc tcctgccgtt ccagaatgtt gttcaagtgg tagctctgtgcggtcaatga 1680 aggcgttatt gccggtgaaa tctttgggaa gcggtttatc ctcggggaagattacgaaat 1740 tcccgcgcgt cgttgcgctt cctggatctc gaggaagatc gttctccgcgtcgaggagat 1800 cgttctccgc gtcgacctgc aggcatgcaa gcttggcact ggccgtcgttttacaacgtc 1860 gtgactggga aaaccctggc gttacccaac ttaatcgcct tgcagcacatccccctttcg 1920 ccagctggcg taatagcgaa gaggcccgca ccgatcgccc ttcccaacagttgcgcagcc 1980 tgaatggcga atggcgcctg atgcggtatt ttctccttac gcatctgtgcggtatttcac 2040 accgcatatg gtgcactctc agtacaatct gctctgatgc cgcatagttaagccagcccc 2100 gacacccgcc aacacccgct gacgcgccct gacgggcttg tctgctcccggcatccgctt 2160 acagacaagc tgtgaccgtc tccgggagct gcatgtgtca gaggttttcaccgtcatcac 2220 cgaaacgcgc gagacgaaag ggcctcgtga tacgcctatt tttataggttaatgtcatga 2280 taataatggt ttcttagacg tcaggtggca cttttcgggg aaatgtgcgcggaaccccta 2340 tttgtttatt tttctaaata cattcaaata tgtatccgct catgagacaataaccctgat 2400 aaatgcttca ataatattga aaaaggaaga gtatgagtat tcaacatttccgtgtcgccc 2460 ttattccctt ttttgcggca ttttgccttc ctgtttttgc tcacccagaaacgctggtga 2520 aagtaaaaga tgctgaagat cagttgggtg cacgagtggg ttacatcgaactggatctca 2580 acagcggtaa gatccttgag agttttcgcc ccgaagaacg ttttccaatgatgagcactt 2640 ttaaagttct gctatgtggc gcggtattat cccgtattga cgccgggcaagagcaactcg 2700 gtcgccgcat acactattct cagaatgact tggttgagta ctcaccagtcacagaaaagc 2760 atcttacgga tggcatgaca gtaagagaat tatgcagtgc tgccataaccatgagtgata 2820 acactgcggc caacttactt ctgacaacga tcggaggacc gaaggagctaaccgcttttt 2880 tgcacaacat gggggatcat gtaactcgcc ttgatcgttg ggaaccggagctgaatgaag 2940 ccataccaaa cgacgagcgt gacaccacga tgcctgtagc aatggcaacaacgttgcgca 3000 aactattaac tggcgaacta cttactctag cttcccggca acaattaatagactggatgg 3060 aggcggataa agttgcagga ccacttctgc gctcggccct tccggctggctggtttattg 3120 ctgataaatc tggagccggt gagcgtgggt ctcgcggtat cattgcagcactggggccag 3180 atggtaagcc ctcccgtatc gtagttatct acacgacggg gagtcaggcaactatggatg 3240 aacgaaatag acagatcgct gagataggtg cctcactgat taagcattggtaactgtcag 3300 accaagttta ctcatatata ctttagattg atttaaaact tcatttttaatttaaaagga 3360 tctaggtgaa gatccttttt gataatctca tgaccaaaat cccttaacgtgagttttcgt 3420 tccactgagc gtcagacccc gtagaaaaga tcaaaggatc ttcttgagatcctttttttc 3480 tgcgcgtaat ctgctgcttg caaacaaaaa aaccaccgct accagcggtggtttgtttgc 3540 cggatcaaga gctaccaact ctttttccga aggtaactgg cttcagcagagcgcagatac 3600 caaatactgt ccttctagtg tagccgtagt taggccacca cttcaagaactctgtagcac 3660 cgcctacata cctcgctctg ctaatcctgt taccagtggc tgctgccagtggcgataagt 3720 cgtgtcttac cgggttggac tcaagacgat agttaccgga taaggcgcagcggtcgggct 3780 gaacgggggg ttcgtgcaca cagcccagct tggagcgaac gacctacaccgaactgagat 3840 acctacagcg tgagctatga gaaagcgcca cgcttcccga agggagaaaggcggacaggt 3900 atccggtaag cggcagggtc ggaacaggag agcgcacgag ggagcttccagggggaaacg 3960 cctggtatct ttatagtcct gtcgggtttc gccacctctg acttgagcgtcgatttttgt 4020 gatgctcgtc aggggggcgg agcctatgga aaaacgccag caacgcggcctttttacggt 4080 tcctggcctt ttgctggcct tttgctcaca tgttctttcc tgcgttatcccctgattctg 4140 tggataaccg tattaccgcc tttgagtgag ctgataccgc tcgccgcagccgaacgaccg 4200 agcgcagcga gtcagtgagc gaggaagcgg aaga 4234 36 7429 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpFPMT-CL-E1 sequence 36 ggtaccctgc tcaatctccg gaatggtgat ctgatcgttcctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60 tccctcctga cacaggtact cgtacaggtt ccaggtaaacgagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttc ttagaagcgg ccggcatttt gaaggtgactaatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180 aatttaattt tcattaaatt ttcctatact cgctatttcagcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240 ataaacgata taaaccagaa aaagaactat tttcaaacacgcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgt ctccttagaa tctggcaagt ccgcgagggggatccttacc agttcatcat 360 catatcccaa gccatacggt gacctgttat gtggccgggatagattgagc aattgcagtc 420 ctgcaccgtc tcatgccggc gaggcgagat ggtgaacagctgggagacga ggaagacaga 480 tccgcagaga tcccccacgt acatagcgga acagaaagcagccgccccaa cgagcaaatc 540 gacgtggcgt cgtattgtcg tagtggggac gctggcgttcctagctgcga gcgtgggggt 600 gagcgctacc cagcagcggg aagagttgtt ctcccgaacgcagggcacgc acccgggggt 660 gtgcatgatc atgtccgctg cctcatacac aatgcttgagttggagcagt cgttcgtgac 720 atggtacatc ccggacacgt tgcgcacctc atatcctagtgctgctagtg gtaggaagca 780 tagtactagt attagtaggc ttcgcatgaa ttcccgatgaagcagagagc gcaggaggcg 840 gtatttatag tgccattccc ctctctgaga gacccggatggtagtcgagt gtatcggaga 900 cagcttgatg tagactccgt gcctgccggc tcctcttattggcggacacc agtgagacac 960 cccggaactt gctgtttttc tgcaaaatcc ggggtgaccagtgggagcct atttgcacac 1020 acgagcggga caccccactc tggtgaagag tgccaaagtcattctttttc ccgttgcggg 1080 gcagccgatt gcatgtttta ggaaaatatt acctttgctacaccctgtca gatttaccct 1140 ccacacatat atattccgtc acctccaggg actattattcgtcgttgcgc cgccagcgga 1200 agatatccag aagctgtttt ccgagagact cggttggcgcctggtatatt tgatggatgt 1260 cgcgctgcct cacgtcccgg tacccaggaa cgcggtgggatctcgggccc atcgaagact 1320 gtgctccaga ctgctcgccc agcaggtgtt tcttgatcgccgcctctaaa ttgtccgcgc 1380 atcgccggta acatttttcc agctcggagt ttgcgtttagatacagtttc tgcgatgcca 1440 aaggagcctg cagattataa cctcggatgc tgtcattcagcgcttttaat ttgacctcca 1500 gatagttgct gtatttctgt tcccattggc tgctgcgcagcttcgtataa ctcgagttat 1560 tgttgcgctc tgcctcggcg tactggctca tgatctggatcttgtccgtg tcgcttttct 1620 tcgagtgttt ctcgcaaacg atgtgcacgg cctgcagtgtccaatcggag tcgagctggc 1680 gccgaaactg gcggatctga gcctccacac tgccctgtttctctatccac ggcggaaccg 1740 cctcctgccg tttcagaatg ttgttcaagt ggtactctgtgcggtcaatg aaggcgttat 1800 tgccggtgaa atctttggga agcggttttc ctcggggaagattacgaaat tccccgcgtc 1860 gttgcgcttc ctggatctcg aggagatcgt tctccgcgtcgaggagatcg ttctccgcgt 1920 cgacaccatt ccttgcggcg gcggtgctca acggcctcaacctactactg ggctgcttcc 1980 taatgcagga gtcgcataag ggagagcgtc gacaaacccgcgtttgagaa cttgctcaag 2040 cttctggtaa acgttgtagt actctgaaac aaggccctagcactctgatc tgtttctctt 2100 gggtagcggt gagtggttta ttggagttca ctggtttcagcacatctgtc atctagacaa 2160 tattgttact aaattttttt gaactacaat tgttcgtaattcatctatta ttatacatcc 2220 tcgtcagcaa tttctggcag acggagttta ctaacgtcttgagtatgagg ccgagaatcc 2280 agctctgtgg ccatactcag tcttgacagc ctgctgatgtggctgcgttc aacgcaataa 2340 gcgtgtcctc cgactccgag ttgtgctcgt tatcgtcgttctcatcctcg gaaaaatcac 2400 acgaaagaac atactcacca gtaggctttc tggtccctggggcacggctg tttctgacgt 2460 attccggcgt tgataatagc tcgaaagtga acgccgagtcgcgggagtcg accgatgccc 2520 ttgagagcct tcaacccagt cagctccttc cggtgggcgcggggcatgac tatcgtcgcc 2580 gcacttatga ctgtcttctt tatcatgcaa ctcgtaggacaggtgccggc agcgctctgg 2640 gtcattttcg gcgaggaccg ctttcgctgg agcgcgacgatgatcggcct gtcgcttgcg 2700 gtattcggaa tcttgcacgc cctcgctcaa gccttcgtcactggtcccgc caccaaacgt 2760 ttcggcgaga agcaggccat tatcgccggc atggcggccgacgcgctggg ctacgtcttg 2820 ctggcgttcg cgacgcgagg ctggatggcc ttccccattatgattcttct cgcttccggc 2880 ggcatcggga tgcccgcgtt gcaggccatg ctgtccaggcaggtagatga cgaccatcag 2940 ggacagcttc aaggatcgct cgcggctctt accagcctaacttcgatcac tggaccgctg 3000 atcgtcacgg cgatttatgc cgcctcggcg agcacatggaacgggttggc atggattgta 3060 ggcgccgccc tataccttgt ctgcctcccc gcgttgcgtcgcggtgcatg gagccgggcc 3120 acctcgacct gaatggaagc cggcggcacc tcgctaacggattcaccact ccaagaattg 3180 gagccaatca attcttgcgg agaactgtga atgcgcaaaccaacccttgg cagaacatat 3240 ccatcgcgtc cgccatctcc agcagccgca cgcggcgcatcggggggggg gggggggggg 3300 gggggcaaac aattcatcat ttttttttta ttcttttttttgatttcggt ttctttgaaa 3360 tttttttgat tcggtaatct ccgaacagaa ggaagaacgaaggaaggagc acagacttag 3420 attggtatat atacgcatat gtagtgttga agaaacatgaaattgcccag tattcttaac 3480 ccaactgcac agaacaaaaa cctgcaggaa acgaagataaatcatgtcga aagctacata 3540 taaggaacgt gctgctactc atcctagtcc tgttgctgccaagctattta atatcatgca 3600 cgaaaagcaa acaaacttgt gtgcttcatt ggatgttcgtaccaccaagg aattactgga 3660 gttagttgaa gcattaggtc ccaaaatttg tttactaaaaacacatgtgg atatcttgac 3720 tgatttttcc atggagggca cagttaagcc gctaaaggcattatccgcca agtacaattt 3780 tttactcttc gaagacagaa aatttgctga cattggtaatacagtcaaat tgcagtactc 3840 tgcgggtgta tacagaatag cagaatgggc agacattacgaatgcacacg gtgtggtggg 3900 cccaggtatt gttagcggtt tgaagcaggc ggcagaagaagtaacaaagg aacctagagg 3960 ccttttgatg ttagcagaat tgtcatgcaa gggctccctatctactggag aatatactaa 4020 gggtactgtt gacattgcga agagcgacaa agattttgttatcggcttta ttgctcaaag 4080 agacatgggt ggaagagatg aaggttacga ttggttgattatgacacccg gtgtgggttt 4140 agatgacaag ggagacgcat tgggtcaaca gtatagaaccgtggatgatg tggtctctac 4200 aggatctgac attattattg ttggaagagg actatttgcaaagggaaggg atgctaaggt 4260 agagggtgaa cgttacagaa aagcaggctg ggaagcatatttgagaagat gcggccagca 4320 aaactaaaaa actgtattat aagtaaatgc atgtatactaaactcacaaa ttagagcttc 4380 aatttaatta tatcagttat tacccgggaa tctcggtcgtaatgattttt ataatgacga 4440 aaaaaaaaaa attggaaaga aaagcccccc cccccccccccccccccccc ccccccccgc 4500 agcgttgggt cctggccacg ggtgcgcatg atcgtgctcctgtcgttgag gacccggcta 4560 ggctggcggg gttgccttac tggttagcag aatgaatcaccgatacgcga gcgaacgtga 4620 agcgactgct gctgcaaaac gtctgcgacc tgagcaacaacatgaatggt cttcggtttc 4680 cgtgtttcgt aaagtctgga aacgcggaag tcagcgccctgcaccattat gttccggatc 4740 tgcatcgcag gatgctgctg gctaccctgt ggaacacctacatctgtatt aacgaagcgc 4800 tggcattgac cctgagtgat ttttctctgg tcccgccgcatccataccgc cagttgttta 4860 ccctcacaac gttccagtaa ccgggcatgt tcatcatcagtaacccgtat cgtgagcatc 4920 ctctctcgtt tcatcggtat cattaccccc atgaacagaaattccccctt acacggaggc 4980 atcaagtgac caaacaggaa aaaaccgccc ttaacatggcccgctttatc agaagccaga 5040 cattaacgct tctggagaaa ctcaacgagc tggacgcggatgaacaggca gacatctgtg 5100 aatcgcttca cgaccacgct gatgagcttt accgcagctgcctcgcgcgt ttcggtgatg 5160 acggtgaaaa cctctgacac atgcagctcc cggagacggtcacagcttgt ctgtaagcgg 5220 atgccgggag cagacaagcc cgtcagggcg cgtcagcgggtgttggcggg tgtcggggcg 5280 cagccatgac ccagtcacgt agcgatagcg gagtgtatactggcttaact atgcggcatc 5340 agagcagatt gtactgagag tgcaccatat gcggtgtgaaataccgcaca gatgcgtaag 5400 gagaaaatac cgcatcaggc gctcttccgc ttcctcgctcactgactcgc tgcgctcggt 5460 cgttcggctg cggcgagcgg tatcagctca ctcaaaggcggtaatacggt tatccacaga 5520 atcaggggat aacgcaggaa agaacatgtg agcaaaaggccagcaaaagg ccaggaaccg 5580 taaaaaggcc gcgttgctgg cgtttttcca taggctccgcccccctgacg agcatcacaa 5640 aaatcgacgc tcaagtcaga ggtggcgaaa cccgacaggactataaagat accaggcgtt 5700 tccccctgga agctccctcg tgcgctctcc tgttccgaccctgccgctta ccggatacct 5760 gtccgccttt ctcccttcgg gaagcgtggc gctttctcatagctcacgct gtaggtatct 5820 cagttcggtg taggtcgttc gctccaagct gggctgtgtgcacgaacccc ccgttcagcc 5880 cgaccgctgc gccttatccg gtaactatcg tcttgagtccaacccggtaa gacacgactt 5940 atcgccactg gcagcagcca ctggtaacag gattagcagagcgaggtatg taggcggtgc 6000 tacagagttc ttgaagtggt ggcctaacta cggctacactagaaggacag tatttggtat 6060 ctgcgctctg ctgaagccag ttaccttcgg aaaaagagttggtagctctt gatccggcaa 6120 acaaaccacc gctggtagcg gtggtttttt tgtttgcaagcagcagatta cgcgcagaaa 6180 aaaaggatct caagaagatc ctttgatctt ttctacggggtctgacgctc agtggaacga 6240 aaactcacgt taagggattt tggtcatgag attatcaaaaaggatcttca cctagatcct 6300 tttaaattaa aaatgaagtt ttaaatcaat ctaaagtatatatgagtaaa cttggtctga 6360 cagttaccaa tgcttaatca gtgaggcacc tatctcagcgatctgtctat ttcgttcatc 6420 catagttgcc tgactccccg tcgtgtagat aactacgatacgggagggct taccatctgg 6480 ccccagtgct gcaatgatac cgcgagaccc acgctcaccggctccagatt tatcagcaat 6540 aaaccagcca gccggaaggg ccgagcgcag aagtggtcctgcaactttat ccgcctccat 6600 ccagtctatt aattgttgcc gggaagctag agtaagtagttcgccagtta atagtttgcg 6660 caacgttgtt gccattgctg caggcatcgt ggtgtcacgctcgtcgtttg gtatggcttc 6720 attcagctcc ggttcccaac gatcaaggcg agttacatgatcccccatgt tgtgcaaaaa 6780 agcggttagc tccttcggtc ctccgatcgt tgtcagaagtaagttggccg cagtgttatc 6840 actcatggtt atggcagcac tgcataattc tcttactgtcatgccatccg taagatgctt 6900 ttctgtgact ggtgagtact caaccaagtc attctgagaatagtgtatgc ggcgaccgag 6960 ttgctcttgc ccggcgtcaa cacgggataa taccgcgccacatagcagaa ctttaaaagt 7020 gctcatcatt ggaaaacgtt cttcggggcg aaaactctcaaggatcttac cgctgttgag 7080 atccagttcg atgtaaccca ctcgtgcacc caactgatcttcagcatctt ttactttcac 7140 cagcgtttct gggtgagcaa aaacaggaag gcaaaatgccgcaaaaaagg gaataagggc 7200 gacacggaaa tgttgaatac tcatactctt cctttttcaatattattgaa gcatttatca 7260 gggttattgt ctcatgagcg gatacatatt tgaatgtatttagaaaaata aacaaatagg 7320 ggttccgcgc acatttcccc gaaaagtgcc acctgacgtctaagaaacca ttattatcat 7380 gacattaacc tataaaaata ggcgtatcac gaggccctttcgtcttcaa 7429 37 39 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Synthetic probe or primer 37 catcacaaat atgaggtgcg caacgtgtccgggatgtac 39 38 42 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Synthetic probe or primer 38 gtgatggtgg tgtcctagtg ctgctagtggtaggaagcat ag 42 39 4273 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pUC18-FMD-CL-E1-H-K6 sequence 39 gcgcccaatacgcaaaccgc ctctccccgc gcgttggccg attcattaat gcagctggca 60 cgacaggtttcccgactgga aagcgggcag tgagcgcaac gcaattaatg tgagttagct 120 cactcattaggcaccccagg ctttacactt tatgcttccg gctcgtatgt tgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcggataacaatttc acacaggaaa cagctatgac catgattacg aattcgagct 240 cggtacccggggatccttaa tggtgatggt ggtggtgcca gttcatcatc atatcccaag 300 ccatacggtgacctgttatg tggccgggat agattgagca attgcagtcc tgcaccgtct 360 catgccggcgaggcgagatg gtgaacagct gggagacgag gaagacagat ccgcagagat 420 cccccacgtacatagcggaa cagaaagcag ccgccccaac gagcaaatcg acgtggcgtc 480 gtattgtcgtagtggggacg ctggcgttcc tagctgcgag cgtgggggtg agcgctaccc 540 agcagcgggaagagttgttc tcccgaacgc agggcacgca cccgggggtg tgcatgatca 600 tgtccgctgcctcatacaca atgcttgagt tggagcagtc gttcgtgaca tggtacatcc 660 cggacacgttgcgcacctca tatttgtgat ggtgatggtg gtgtcctagt gctgctagtg 720 gtaggaagcatagtactagt attagtaggc ttcgcatgaa ttcccgatga aggcagagag 780 cgcaaggaggcggtatttat agtgccattc ccctctctga gagacccgga tggtagtcga 840 gtgttatcggagacagcttg atgtagactc cgtgcctgcc ggtcctctta ttggcggaca 900 ccagtgagacaccccggaac ttgctgtttt tctgcaaaat ccggggtgac cagtgggagc 960 ctatttgcacacacgagcgg gacaccccac tctggtgaag agtgccaaag tcattctttt 1020 tcccgtnncggggcagccga ttgcatgttt taggaaaata ttacctttgc tacaccctgt 1080 cagatttaccctccacacat atatattccg tcacctccag ggactattct tggctcgttg 1140 cgccgccgcggaagatatcc agaagctgtg ttttccgaga gactcggttg gcgcctggta 1200 tatttnnaggatgtcgcgct gcctcacgtc ccggtaccca ggaacgcggt gggatctcgg 1260 gcccatcgaagactgtgctc cagactgctc gcccagcagg tgtttcttga ttgccgcctc 1320 taaatagtccgcgcatcgcc ggtaacattt ttccagctcg gagtttgcgt ttagatacat 1380 ttctgcgatgccaaaggagc ctgcagatta taacctcgga tgctgtcatt cagcgctttt 1440 aatttgacctccagatagtt gctgtatttc tgttccattg gctgctggac gttcgtataa 1500 ctcgagttattgttgcgctc tgcctcggcg tactggctca tgactgactg cggtcgcttc 1560 tcgagtgttctcgcaacagg acgcctgcag gtcatcgagt cgagctggcg ccgaaactgg 1620 cggatctgacctccacactg ccctgtatct ctatccaccg ggaaccgcct cctgccgttc 1680 cagaatgttgttcaagtggt agctctgtgc ggtcaatgaa ggcgttattg ccggtgaaat 1740 ctttgggaagcggtttatcc tcggggaaga ttacgaaatt cccgcgcgtc gttgcgcttc 1800 ctggatctcgaggaagatcg ttctccgcgt cgaggagatc gttctccgcg tcgacctgca 1860 ggcatgcaagcttggcactg gccgtcgttt tacaacgtcg tgactgggaa aaccctggcg 1920 ttacccaacttaatcgcctt gcagcacatc cccctttcgc cagctggcgt aatagcgaag 1980 aggcccgcaccgatcgccct tcccaacagt tgcgcagcct gaatggcgaa tggcgcctga 2040 tgcggtattttctccttacg catctgtgcg gtatttcaca ccgcatatgg tgcactctca 2100 gtacaatctgctctgatgcc gcatagttaa gccagccccg acacccgcca acacccgctg 2160 acgcgccctgacgggcttgt ctgctcccgg catccgctta cagacaagct gtgaccgtct 2220 ccgggagctgcatgtgtcag aggttttcac cgtcatcacc gaaacgcgcg agacgaaagg 2280 gcctcgtgatacgcctattt ttataggtta atgtcatgat aataatggtt tcttagacgt 2340 caggtggcacttttcgggga aatgtgcgcg gaacccctat ttgtttattt ttctaaatac 2400 attcaaatatgtatccgctc atgagacaat aaccctgata aatgcttcaa taatattgaa 2460 aaaggaagagtatgagtatt caacatttcc gtgtcgccct tattcccttt tttgcggcat 2520 tttgccttcctgtttttgct cacccagaaa cgctggtgaa agtaaaagat gctgaagatc 2580 agttgggtgcacgagtgggt tacatcgaac tggatctcaa cagcggtaag atccttgaga 2640 gttttcgccccgaagaacgt tttccaatga tgagcacttt taaagttctg ctatgtggcg 2700 cggtattatcccgtattgac gccgggcaag agcaactcgg tcgccgcata cactattctc 2760 agaatgacttggttgagtac tcaccagtca cagaaaagca tcttacggat ggcatgacag 2820 taagagaattatgcagtgct gccataacca tgagtgataa cactgcggcc aacttacttc 2880 tgacaacgatcggaggaccg aaggagctaa ccgctttttt gcacaacatg ggggatcatg 2940 taactcgccttgatcgttgg gaaccggagc tgaatgaagc cataccaaac gacgagcgtg 3000 acaccacgatgcctgtagca atggcaacaa cgttgcgcaa actattaact ggcgaactac 3060 ttactctagcttcccggcaa caattaatag actggatgga ggcggataaa gttgcaggac 3120 cacttctgcgctcggccctt ccggctggct ggtttattgc tgataaatct ggagccggtg 3180 agcgtgggtctcgcggtatc attgcagcac tggggccaga tggtaagccc tcccgtatcg 3240 tagttatctacacgacgggg agtcaggcaa ctatggatga acgaaataga cagatcgctg 3300 agataggtgcctcactgatt aagcattggt aactgtcaga ccaagtttac tcatatatac 3360 tttagattgatttaaaactt catttttaat ttaaaaggat ctaggtgaag atcctttttg 3420 ataatctcatgaccaaaatc ccttaacgtg agttttcgtt ccactgagcg tcagaccccg 3480 tagaaaagatcaaaggatct tcttgagatc ctttttttct gcgcgtaatc tgctgcttgc 3540 aaacaaaaaaaccaccgcta ccagcggtgg tttgtttgcc ggatcaagag ctaccaactc 3600 tttttccgaaggtaactggc ttcagcagag cgcagatacc aaatactgtc cttctagtgt 3660 agccgtagttaggccaccac ttcaagaact ctgtagcacc gcctacatac ctcgctctgc 3720 taatcctgttaccagtggct gctgccagtg gcgataagtc gtgtcttacc gggttggact 3780 caagacgatagttaccggat aaggcgcagc ggtcgggctg aacggggggt tcgtgcacac 3840 agcccagcttggagcgaacg acctacaccg aactgagata cctacagcgt gagctatgag 3900 aaagcgccacgcttcccgaa gggagaaagg cggacaggta tccggtaagc ggcagggtcg 3960 gaacaggagagcgcacgagg gagcttccag ggggaaacgc ctggtatctt tatagtcctg 4020 tcgggtttcgccacctctga cttgagcgtc gatttttgtg atgctcgtca ggggggcgga 4080 gcctatggaaaaacgccagc aacgcggcct ttttacggtt cctggccttt tgctggcctt 4140 ttgctcacatgttctttcct gcgttatccc ctgattctgt ggataaccgt attaccgcct 4200 ttgagtgagctgataccgct cgccgcagcc gaacgaccga gcgcagcgag tcagtgagcg 4260 aggaagcggaaga 4273 40 7330 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Vector pFPMT-CL-H6-K-E1 sequence 40 ggtaccctgc tcaatctccggaatggtgat ctgatcgttc ctgaaaacct cgacattggc 60 tccctcctga cacaggtactcgtacaggtt ccaggtaaac gagtcgtagt tgtcgatcat 120 gacaacgttc ttagaagcggccggcatttt gaaggtgact aatagcctaa gaaaatattt 180 aatttaattt tcattaaattttcctatact cgctatttca gcttttcatc tcatcacttc 240 ataaacgata taaaccagaaaaagaactat tttcaaacac gcttctcaaa agcggtatgt 300 ccttccacgt ctccttagaatctggcaagt ccgcgagggg gatccttacc agttcatcat 360 catatcccaa gccatacggtgacctgttat gtggccggga tagattgagc aattgcagtc 420 ctgcaccgtc tcatgccggcgaggcgagat ggtgaacagc tgggagacga ggaagacaga 480 tccgcagaga tcccccacgtacatagcgga acagaaagca gccgccccaa cgagcaaatc 540 gacgtggcgt cgtattgtcgtagtggggac gctggcgttc ctagctgcga gcgtgggggt 600 gagcgctacc cagcagcgggaagagttgtt ctcccgaacg cagggcacgc acccgggggt 660 gtgcatgatc atgtccgctgcctcatacac aatgcttgag ttggagcagt cgttcgtgac 720 atggtacatc ccggacacgttgcgcacctc atatttgtga tggtgatggt ggtgtcctag 780 tgctgctagt ggtaggaagcatagtactag tattagtagg cttcgcatga attcccgatg 840 aaggcagaga gcgcaaggaggcggtattta tagtgccatt cccctctctg agagacccgg 900 atggtagtcg agtgttatcggagacagctt gatgtagact ccgtgcctgc cggtcctctt 960 attggcggac accagtgagacaccccggaa cttgctgttt ttctgcaaaa tccggggtga 1020 ccagtgggag cctatttgcacacacgagcg ggacacccca ctctggtgaa gagtgccaaa 1080 gtcattcttt ttcccgtnncggggcagccg attgcatgtt ttaggaaaat attacctttg 1140 ctacaccctg tcagatttaccctccacaca tatatattcc gtcacctcca gggactattc 1200 ttggctcgtt gcgccgccgcggaagatatc cagaagctgt gttttccgag agactcggtt 1260 ggcgcctggt atatttnnaggatgtcgcgc tgcctcacgt cccggtaccc aggaacgcgg 1320 tgggatctcg ggcccatcgaagactgtgct ccagactgct cgcccagcag gtgtttcttg 1380 attgccgcct ctaaatagtccgcgcatcgc cggtaacatt tttccagctc ggagtttgcg 1440 tttagataca tttctgcgatgccaaaggag cctgcagatt ataacctcgg atgctgtcat 1500 tcagcgcttt taatttgacctccagatagt tgctgtattt ctgttccatt ggctgctgga 1560 cgttcgtata actcgagttattgttgcgct ctgcctcggc gtactggctc atgactgact 1620 gcggtcgctt ctcgagtgttctcgcaacag gacgcctgca ggtcatcgag tcgagctggc 1680 gccgaaactg gcggatctgacctccacact gccctgtatc tctatccacc gggaaccgcc 1740 tcctgccgtt ccagaatgttgttcaagtgg tagctctgtg cggtcaatga aggcgttatt 1800 gccggtgaaa tctttgggaagcggtttatc ctcggggaag attacgaaat tcccgcgcgt 1860 cgttgcgctt cctggatctcgaggaagatc gttctccgcg tcgaggagat cgttctccgc 1920 gtcgacctgc aggcatgcaagcttctggta aacgttgtag tactctgaaa caaggcccta 1980 gcactctgat ctgtttctcttgggtagcgg tgagtggttt attggagttc actggtttca 2040 gcacatctgt catctagacaatattgttac taaatttttt tgaactacaa ttgttcgtaa 2100 ttcatctatt attatacatcctcgtcagca atttctggca gacggagttt actaacgtct 2160 tgagtatgag gccgagaatccagctctgtg gccatactca gtcttgacag cctgctgatg 2220 tggctgcgtt caacgcaataagcgtgtcct ccgactccga gttgtgctcg ttatcgtcgt 2280 tctcatcctc ggaaaaatcacacgaaagaa catactcacc agtaggcttt ctggtccctg 2340 gggcacggct gtttctgacgtattccggcg ttgataatag ctcgaaagtg aacgccgagt 2400 cgcgggagtc gaccgatgcccttgagagcc ttcaacccag tcagctcctt ccggtgggcg 2460 cggggcatga ctatcgtcgccgcacttatg actgtcttct ttatcatgca actcgtagga 2520 caggtgccgg cagcgctctgggtcattttc ggcgaggacc gctttcgctg gagcgcgacg 2580 atgatcggcc tgtcgcttgcggtattcgga atcttgcacg ccctcgctca agccttcgtc 2640 actggtcccg ccaccaaacgtttcggcgag aagcaggcca ttatcgccgg catggcggcc 2700 gacgcgctgg gctacgtcttgctggcgttc gcgacgcgag gctggatggc cttccccatt 2760 atgattcttc tcgcttccggcggcatcggg atgcccgcgt tgcaggccat gctgtccagg 2820 caggtagatg acgaccatcagggacagctt caaggatcgc tcgcggctct taccagccta 2880 acttcgatca ctggaccgctgatcgtcacg gcgatttatg ccgcctcggc gagcacatgg 2940 aacgggttgg catggattgtaggcgccgcc ctataccttg tctgcctccc cgcgttgcgt 3000 cgcggtgcat ggagccgggccacctcgacc tgaatggaag ccggcggcac ctcgctaacg 3060 gattcaccac tccaagaattggagccaatc aattcttgcg gagaactgtg aatgcgcaaa 3120 ccaacccttg gcagaacatatccatcgcgt ccgccatctc cagcagccgc acgcggcgca 3180 tcgggggggg ggggggggggggggggcaaa caattcatca tttttttttt attctttttt 3240 ttgatttcgg tttctttgaaatttttttga ttcggtaatc tccgaacaga aggaagaacg 3300 aaggaaggag cacagacttagattggtata tatacgcata tgtagtgttg aagaaacatg 3360 aaattgccca gtattcttaacccaactgca cagaacaaaa acctgcagga aacgaagata 3420 aatcatgtcg aaagctacatataaggaacg tgctgctact catcctagtc ctgttgctgc 3480 caagctattt aatatcatgcacgaaaagca aacaaacttg tgtgcttcat tggatgttcg 3540 taccaccaag gaattactggagttagttga agcattaggt cccaaaattt gtttactaaa 3600 aacacatgtg gatatcttgactgatttttc catggagggc acagttaagc cgctaaaggc 3660 attatccgcc aagtacaattttttactctt cgaagacaga aaatttgctg acattggtaa 3720 tacagtcaaa ttgcagtactctgcgggtgt atacagaata gcagaatggg cagacattac 3780 gaatgcacac ggtgtggtgggcccaggtat tgttagcggt ttgaagcagg cggcagaaga 3840 agtaacaaag gaacctagaggccttttgat gttagcagaa ttgtcatgca agggctccct 3900 atctactgga gaatatactaagggtactgt tgacattgcg aagagcgaca aagattttgt 3960 tatcggcttt attgctcaaagagacatggg tggaagagat gaaggttacg attggttgat 4020 tatgacaccc ggtgtgggtttagatgacaa gggagacgca ttgggtcaac agtatagaac 4080 cgtggatgat gtggtctctacaggatctga cattattatt gttggaagag gactatttgc 4140 aaagggaagg gatgctaaggtagagggtga acgttacaga aaagcaggct gggaagcata 4200 tttgagaaga tgcggccagcaaaactaaaa aactgtatta taagtaaatg catgtatact 4260 aaactcacaa attagagcttcaatttaatt atatcagtta ttacccggga atctcggtcg 4320 taatgatttt tataatgacgaaaaaaaaaa aattggaaag aaaagccccc cccccccccc 4380 cccccccccc cccccccccgcagcgttggg tcctggccac gggtgcgcat gatcgtgctc 4440 ctgtcgttga ggacccggctaggctggcgg ggttgcctta ctggttagca gaatgaatca 4500 ccgatacgcg agcgaacgtgaagcgactgc tgctgcaaaa cgtctgcgac ctgagcaaca 4560 acatgaatgg tcttcggtttccgtgtttcg taaagtctgg aaacgcggaa gtcagcgccc 4620 tgcaccatta tgttccggatctgcatcgca ggatgctgct ggctaccctg tggaacacct 4680 acatctgtat taacgaagcgctggcattga ccctgagtga tttttctctg gtcccgccgc 4740 atccataccg ccagttgtttaccctcacaa cgttccagta accgggcatg ttcatcatca 4800 gtaacccgta tcgtgagcatcctctctcgt ttcatcggta tcattacccc catgaacaga 4860 aattccccct tacacggaggcatcaagtga ccaaacagga aaaaaccgcc cttaacatgg 4920 cccgctttat cagaagccagacattaacgc ttctggagaa actcaacgag ctggacgcgg 4980 atgaacaggc agacatctgtgaatcgcttc acgaccacgc tgatgagctt taccgcagct 5040 gcctcgcgcg tttcggtgatgacggtgaaa acctctgaca catgcagctc ccggagacgg 5100 tcacagcttg tctgtaagcggatgccggga gcagacaagc ccgtcagggc gcgtcagcgg 5160 gtgttggcgg gtgtcggggcgcagccatga cccagtcacg tagcgatagc ggagtgtata 5220 ctggcttaac tatgcggcatcagagcagat tgtactgaga gtgcaccata tgcggtgtga 5280 aataccgcac agatgcgtaaggagaaaata ccgcatcagg cgctcttccg cttcctcgct 5340 cactgactcg ctgcgctcggtcgttcggct gcggcgagcg gtatcagctc actcaaaggc 5400 ggtaatacgg ttatccacagaatcagggga taacgcagga aagaacatgt gagcaaaagg 5460 ccagcaaaag gccaggaaccgtaaaaaggc cgcgttgctg gcgtttttcc ataggctccg 5520 cccccctgac gagcatcacaaaaatcgacg ctcaagtcag aggtggcgaa acccgacagg 5580 actataaaga taccaggcgtttccccctgg aagctccctc gtgcgctctc ctgttccgac 5640 cctgccgctt accggatacctgtccgcctt tctcccttcg ggaagcgtgg cgctttctca 5700 tagctcacgc tgtaggtatctcagttcggt gtaggtcgtt cgctccaagc tgggctgtgt 5760 gcacgaaccc cccgttcagcccgaccgctg cgccttatcc ggtaactatc gtcttgagtc 5820 caacccggta agacacgacttatcgccact ggcagcagcc actggtaaca ggattagcag 5880 agcgaggtat gtaggcggtgctacagagtt cttgaagtgg tggcctaact acggctacac 5940 tagaaggaca gtatttggtatctgcgctct gctgaagcca gttaccttcg gaaaaagagt 6000 tggtagctct tgatccggcaaacaaaccac cgctggtagc ggtggttttt ttgtttgcaa 6060 gcagcagatt acgcgcagaaaaaaaggatc tcaagaagat cctttgatct tttctacggg 6120 gtctgacgct cagtggaacgaaaactcacg ttaagggatt ttggtcatga gattatcaaa 6180 aaggatcttc acctagatccttttaaatta aaaatgaagt tttaaatcaa tctaaagtat 6240 atatgagtaa acttggtctgacagttacca atgcttaatc agtgaggcac ctatctcagc 6300 gatctgtcta tttcgttcatccatagttgc ctgactcccc gtcgtgtaga taactacgat 6360 acgggagggc ttaccatctggccccagtgc tgcaatgata ccgcgagacc cacgctcacc 6420 ggctccagat ttatcagcaataaaccagcc agccggaagg gccgagcgca gaagtggtcc 6480 tgcaacttta tccgcctccatccagtctat taattgttgc cgggaagcta gagtaagtag 6540 ttcgccagtt aatagtttgcgcaacgttgt tgccattgct gcaggcatcg tggtgtcacg 6600 ctcgtcgttt ggtatggcttcattcagctc cggttcccaa cgatcaaggc gagttacatg 6660 atcccccatg ttgtgcaaaaaagcggttag ctccttcggt cctccgatcg ttgtcagaag 6720 taagttggcc gcagtgttatcactcatggt tatggcagca ctgcataatt ctcttactgt 6780 catgccatcc gtaagatgcttttctgtgac tggtgagtac tcaaccaagt cattctgaga 6840 atagtgtatg cggcgaccgagttgctcttg cccggcgtca acacgggata ataccgcgcc 6900 acatagcaga actttaaaagtgctcatcat tggaaaacgt tcttcggggc gaaaactctc 6960 aaggatctta ccgctgttgagatccagttc gatgtaaccc actcgtgcac ccaactgatc 7020 ttcagcatct tttactttcaccagcgtttc tgggtgagca aaaacaggaa ggcaaaatgc 7080 cgcaaaaaag ggaataagggcgacacggaa atgttgaata ctcatactct tcctttttca 7140 atattattga agcatttatcagggttattg tctcatgagc ggatacatat ttgaatgtat 7200 ttagaaaaat aaacaaataggggttccgcg cacatttccc cgaaaagtgc cacctgacgt 7260 ctaagaaacc attattatcatgacattaac ctataaaaat aggcgtatca cgaggccctt 7320 tcgtcttcaa 7330 41 5202DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pYIG5sequence 41 agcgcccaat acgcaaaccg cctctccccg cgcgttggcc gattcattaatgcagctggc 60 acgacaggtt tcccgactgg aaagcgggca gtgagcgcaa cgcaattaatgtgagttagc 120 tcactcatta ggcaccccag gctttacact ttatgcttcc ggctcgtatgttgtgtggaa 180 ttgtgagcgg ataacaattt cacacaggaa acagctatga ccatgattacgaatttaata 240 cgactcacta tagggaattc gaggatcctt caatatgcgc acatacgctgttatgttcaa 300 ggtcccttcg tttaagaacg aaagcggtct tccttttgag ggatgtttcaagttgttcaa 360 atctatcaaa tttgcaaatc cccagtctgt atctagagcg ttgaatcggtgatgcgattt 420 gttaattaaa ttgatggtgt caccattacc aggtctagat ataccaatggcaaactgagc 480 acaacaatac cagtccggat caactggcac catctctccc gtagtctcatctaatttttc 540 ttccggatga ggttccagat ataccgcaac acctttatta tggtttccctgagggaataa 600 tagaatgtcc cattcgaaat caccaattct aaacctgggc gaattgtatttcgggtttgt 660 taactcgttc cagtcaggaa tgttccacgt gaagctatct tccagcaaagtctccacttc 720 ttcatcaaat tgtggagaat actcccaatg ctcttatcta tgggacttccgggaaacaca 780 gtaccgatac ttcccaattc gtcttcagag ctcattgttt gtttgaagagactaatcaaa 840 gaatcgtttt ctcaaaaaaa ttaatatctt aactgatagt ttgatcaaaggggcaaaacg 900 taggggcaaa caaacggaaa aatcgtttct caaattttct gatgccaagaactctaacca 960 gtcttatcta aaaattgcct tatgatccgt ctctccggtt acagcctgtgtaactgatta 1020 atcctgcctt tctaatcacc attctaatgt tttaattaag ggattttgtcttcattaacg 1080 gctttcgctc ataaaaatgt tatgacgttt tgcccgcagg cgggaaaccatccacttcac 1140 gagactgatc tcctctgccg gaacaccggg catctccaac ttataagttggagaaataag 1200 agaatttcag attgagagaa tgaaaaaaaa aaaccctgaa aaaaaaggttgaaaccagtt 1260 ccctgaaatt attcccctac ttgactaata agtatataaa gacggtaggtattgattgta 1320 attctgtaaa tctatttctt aaacttctta aattctactt ttatagttagtctttttttt 1380 agttttaaaa caccaagaac ttagtttcga ataaacacac ataaacaaacaccatgagat 1440 ttccttcaat ttttactgca gttttattcg cagcatcctc cgcattagctgctccagtca 1500 acactacaac agaagatgaa acggcacaaa ttccggctga agctgtcatcggttactcag 1560 atttagaagg ggatttcgat gttgctgttt tgccattttc caacagcacaaataacgggt 1620 tattgtttat aaatactact attgccagca ttgctgctaa agaagaaggggtatctctag 1680 ataaaaggcc tgtcgacggt accagatctc gacttggttg aacacgttgccaaggcttaa 1740 gtgaatttac tttaaagtct tgcatttaaa taaattttct ttttatagctttatgactta 1800 gtttcaattt atatactatt ttaatgacat tttcgattca ttgattgaaagctttgtgtt 1860 ttttcttgat gcgctattgc attgttcttg tctttttcgc cacatgtaatatctgtagta 1920 gatacctgat acattgtgga tgctgagtga aattttagtt aataatggaggcgctcttaa 1980 taattttggg gatattggct ttttttttta aagtttacaa atgaattttttccgccagga 2040 taacgattct gaagttactc ttagcgttcc tatcggtaca gccatcaaatcatgcctata 2100 aatcatgcct atatttgcgt gcagtcagta tcatctacat gaaaaaaactcccgcaattt 2160 cttatagaat acgttgaaaa ttaaatgtac gcgccaagat aagataacatatatctagct 2220 agatgcagta atatacacag attcccgcgg acgtgggaag gaaaaaattagataacaaaa 2280 tctgagtgat atggaaattc cgctgtatag ctcatatctt tcccttcaacaccagaaatg 2340 taaaaatctt gttacgaagg atctttttgc taatgtttct cgctcaatcctcatttcttc 2400 cctacgaaga gtcaaatcta cttgttttct gccggtatca agatccatatcttctagttt 2460 caccatcaaa gtccaatttc tagtatacag tttatgtccc aacgtaacagacaatcaaaa 2520 ttggaaagga taagtatcct tcaaagaatg attctgcgct ggctcctgaaccgcctaatg 2580 ggaacagaga agtccaaaac gatgctataa gaaccagaaa taaaacgataaaaccatacc 2640 aggatccaag cttggcactg gccgtcgttt tacaacgtcg tgactgggaaaaccctggcg 2700 ttacccaact taatcgcctt gcagcacatc cccctttcgc cagctggcgtaatagcgaag 2760 aggcccgcac cgatcgccct tcccaacagt tgcgcagcct gaatggcgaatgggaaattg 2820 taaacgttaa tattttgtta aaattcgcgt taaatttttg ttaaatcagctcatttttta 2880 accaataggc cgaaatcggc aaaatccctt ataaatcaaa agaatagaccgagatagggt 2940 tgagtgttgt tccagtttgg aacaagagtc cactattaaa gaacgtggactccaacgtca 3000 aagggcgaaa aaccgtctat cagggcgatg gcccactacg tgaaccatcaccctaatcaa 3060 gttttttggg gtcgaggtgc cgtaaagcac taaatcggaa ccctaaagggagcccccgat 3120 ttagagcttg acggggaaag ccggcgaacg tggcgagaaa ggaagggaagaaagcgaaag 3180 gagcgggcgc tagggcgctg gcaagtgtag cggtcacgct gcgcgtaaccaccacacccg 3240 ccgcgcttaa tgcgccgcta cagggcgcgt caggtggcac ttttcggggaaatgtgcgcg 3300 gaacccctat ttgtttattt ttctaaatac attcaaatat gtatccgctcatgagacaat 3360 aaccctgata aatgcttcaa taatattgaa aaaggaagag tatgagtattcaacatttcc 3420 gtgtcgccct tattcccttt tttgcggcat tttgccttcc tgtttttgctcacccagaaa 3480 cgctggtgaa agtaaaagat gctgaagatc agttgggtgc acgagtgggttacatcgaac 3540 tggatctcaa cagcggtaag atccttgaga gttttcgccc cgaagaacgttttccaatga 3600 tgagcacttt taaagttctg ctatgtggcg cggtattatc ccgtattgacgccgggcaag 3660 agcaactcgg tcgccgcata cactattctc agaatgactt ggttgagtactcaccagtca 3720 cagaaaagca tcttacggat ggcatgacag taagagaatt atgcagtgctgccataacca 3780 tgagtgataa cactgcggcc aacttacttc tgacaacgat cggaggaccgaaggagctaa 3840 ccgctttttt gcacaacatg ggggatcatg taactcgcct tgatcgttgggaaccggagc 3900 tgaatgaagc cataccaaac gacgagcgtg acaccacgat gcctgtagcaatggcaacaa 3960 cgttgcgcaa actattaact ggcgaactac ttactctagc ttcccggcaacaattaatag 4020 actggatgga ggcggataaa gttgcaggac cacttctgcg ctcggcccttccggctggct 4080 ggtttattgc tgataaatct ggagccggtg agcgtgggtc tcgcggtatcattgcagcac 4140 tggggccaga tggtaagccc tcccgtatcg tagttatcta cacgacggggagtcaggcaa 4200 ctatggatga acgaaataga cagatcgctg agataggtgc ctcactgattaagcattggt 4260 aactgtcaga ccaagtttac tcatatatac tttagattga tttaaaacttcatttttaat 4320 ttaaaaggat ctaggtgaag atcctttttg ataatctcat gaccaaaatcccttaacgtg 4380 agttttcgtt ccactgagcg tcagaccccg tagaaaagat caaaggatcttcttgagatc 4440 ctttttttct gcgcgtaatc tgctgcttgc aaacaaaaaa accaccgctaccagcggtgg 4500 tttgtttgcc ggatcaagag ctaccaactc tttttccgaa ggtaactggcttcagcagag 4560 cgcagatacc aaatactgtc cttctagtgt agccgtagtt aggccaccacttcaagaact 4620 ctgtagcacc gcctacatac ctcgctctgc taatcctgtt accagtggctgctgccagtg 4680 gcgataagtc gtgtcttacc gggttggact caagacgata gttaccggataaggcgcagc 4740 ggtcgggctg aacggggggt tcgtgcacac agcccagctt ggagcgaacgacctacaccg 4800 aactgagata cctacagcgt gagcattgag aaagcgccac gcttcccgaagggagaaagg 4860 cggacaggta tccggtaagc ggcagggtcg gaacaggaga gcgcacgagggagcttccag 4920 ggggaaacgc ctggtatctt tatagtcctg tcgggtttcg ccacctctgacttgagcgtc 4980 gatttttgtg atgctcgtca ggggggcgga gcctatggaa aaacgccagcaacgcggcct 5040 ttttacggtt cctggccttt tgctggcctt ttgctcacat gttctttcctgcgttatccc 5100 ctgattctgt ggataaccgt attaccgcct ttgagtgagc tgataccgctcgccgcagcc 5160 gaacgaccga gcgcagcgag tcagtgagcg aggaagcgga ag 5202 425613 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpYIG5E1H6 sequence 42 ggatccttca atatgcgcac atacgctgtt atgttcaaggtcccttcgtt taagaacgaa 60 agcggtcttc cttttgaggg atgtttcaag ttgttcaaatctatcaaatt tgcaaatccc 120 cagtctgtat ctagagcgtt gaatcggtga tgcgatttgttaattaaatt gatggtgtca 180 ccattaccag gtctagatat accaatggca aactgagcacaacaatacca gtccggatca 240 actggcacca tctctcccgt agtctcatct aatttttcttccggatgagg ttccagatat 300 accgcaacac ctttattatg gtttccctga gggaataatagaatgtccca ttcgaaatca 360 ccaattctaa acctgggcga attgtatttc gggtttgttaactcgttcca gtcaggaatg 420 ttccacgtga agctatcttc cagcaaagtc tccacttcttcatcaaattg tggagaatac 480 tcccaatgct cttatctatg ggacttccgg gaaacacagtaccgatactt cccaattcgt 540 cttcagagct cattgtttgt ttgaagagac taatcaaagaatcgttttct caaaaaaatt 600 aatatcttaa ctgatagttt gatcaaaggg gcaaaacgtaggggcaaaca aacggaaaaa 660 tcgtttctca aattttctga tgccaagaac tctaaccagtcttatctaaa aattgcctta 720 tgatccgtct ctccggttac agcctgtgta actgattaatcctgcctttc taatcaccat 780 tctaatgttt taattaaggg attttgtctt cattaacggctttcgctcat aaaaatgtta 840 tgacgttttg cccgcaggcg ggaaaccatc cacttcacgagactgatctc ctctgccgga 900 acaccgggca tctccaactt ataagttgga gaaataagagaatttcagat tgagagaatg 960 aaaaaaaaaa accctgaaaa aaaaggttga aaccagttccctgaaattat tcccctactt 1020 gactaataag tatataaaga cggtaggtat tgattgtaattctgtaaatc tatttcttaa 1080 acttcttaaa ttctactttt atagttagtc ttttttttagttttaaaaca ccaagaactt 1140 agtttcgaat aaacacacat aaacaaacac catgagatttccttcaattt ttactgcagt 1200 tttattcgca gcatcctccg cattagctgc tccagtcaacactacaacag aagatgaaac 1260 ggcacaaatt ccggctgaag ctgtcatcgg ttacttagatttagaagggg atttcgatgt 1320 tgctgttttg ccattttcca acagcacaaa taacgggttattgtttataa atactactat 1380 tgccagcatt gctgctaaag aagaaggggt atctctagataaaaggtatg aggtgcgcaa 1440 cgtgtccggg atgtaccatg tcacgaacga ctgctccaactcaagcattg tgtatgaggc 1500 agcggacatg atcatgcaca cccccgggtg cgtgccctgcgttcgggaga acaactcttc 1560 ccgctgctgg gtagcgctca cccccacgct cgcagctaggaacgccagcg tccccactac 1620 gacaatacga cgccacgtcg atttgctcgt tggggcggctgctttctgtt ccgctatgta 1680 cgtgggggat ctctgcggat ctgtcttcct cgtctcccagctgttcacca tctcgcctcg 1740 ccggcatgag acggtgcagg actgcaattg ctcaatctatcccggccaca taacaggtca 1800 ccgtatggct tgggatatga tgatgaactg gcaccaccaccatcaccatt aaagatctcg 1860 acttggttga acacgttgcc aaggcttaag tgaatttactttaaagtctt gcatttaaat 1920 aaattttctt tttatagctt tatgacttag tttcaatttatatactattt taatgacatt 1980 ttcgattcat tgattgaaag ctttgtgttt tttcttgatgcgctattgca ttgttcttgt 2040 ctttttcgcc acatgtaata tctgtagtag atacctgatacattgtggat gctgagtgaa 2100 attttagtta ataatggagg cgctcttaat aattttggggatattggctt ttttttttaa 2160 agtttacaaa tgaatttttt ccgccaggat aacgattctgaagttactct tagcgttcct 2220 atcggtacag ccatcaaatc atgcctataa atcatgcctatatttgcgtg cagtcagtat 2280 catctacatg aaaaaaactc ccgcaatttc ttatagaatacgttgaaaat taaatgtacg 2340 cgccaagata agataacata tatctagcta gatgcagtaatatacacaga ttcccgcgga 2400 cgtgggaagg aaaaaattag ataacaaaat ctgagtgatatggaaattcc gctgtatagc 2460 tcatatcttt cccttcaaca ccagaaatgt aaaaatcttgttacgaagga tctttttgct 2520 aatgtttctc gctcaatcct catttcttcc ctacgaagagtcaaatctac ttgttttctg 2580 ccggtatcaa gatccatatc ttctagtttc accatcaaagtccaatttct agtatacagt 2640 ttatgtccca acgtaacaga caatcaaaat tggaaaggataagtatcctt caaagaatga 2700 ttctgcgctg gctcctgaac cgcctaatgg gaacagagaagtccaaaacg atgctataag 2760 aaccagaaat aaaacgataa aaccatacca ggatccaagcttggcactgg ccgtcgtttt 2820 acaacgtcgt gactgggaaa accctggcgt tacccaacttaatcgccttg cagcacatcc 2880 ccctttcgcc agctggcgta atagcgaaga ggcccgcaccgatcgccctt cccaacagtt 2940 gcgcagcctg aatggcgaat gggaaattgt aaacgttaatattttgttaa aattcgcgtt 3000 aaatttttgt taaatcagct cattttttaa ccaataggccgaaatcggca aaatccctta 3060 taaatcaaaa gaatagaccg agatagggtt gagtgttgttccagtttgga acaagagtcc 3120 actattaaag aacgtggact ccaacgtcaa agggcgaaaaaccgtctatc agggcgatgg 3180 cccactacgt gaaccatcac cctaatcaag ttttttggggtcgaggtgcc gtaaagcact 3240 aaatcggaac cctaaaggga gcccccgatt tagagcttgacggggaaagc cggcgaacgt 3300 ggcgagaaag gaagggaaga aagcgaaagg agcgggcgctagggcgctgg caagtgtagc 3360 ggtcacgctg cgcgtaacca ccacacccgc cgcgcttaatgcgccgctac agggcgcgtc 3420 aggtggcact tttcggggaa atgtgcgcgg aacccctatttgtttatttt tctaaataca 3480 ttcaaatatg tatccgctca tgagacaata accctgataaatgcttcaat aatattgaaa 3540 aaggaagagt atgagtattc aacatttccg tgtcgcccttattccctttt ttgcggcatt 3600 ttgccttcct gtttttgctc acccagaaac gctggtgaaagtaaaagatg ctgaagatca 3660 gttgggtgca cgagtgggtt acatcgaact ggatctcaacagcggtaaga tccttgagag 3720 ttttcgcccc gaagaacgtt ttccaatgat gagcacttttaaagttctgc tatgtggcgc 3780 ggtattatcc cgtattgacg ccgggcaaga gcaactcggtcgccgcatac actattctca 3840 gaatgacttg gttgagtact caccagtcac agaaaagcatcttacggatg gcatgacagt 3900 aagagaatta tgcagtgctg ccataaccat gagtgataacactgcggcca acttacttct 3960 gacaacgatc ggaggaccga aggagctaac cgcttttttgcacaacatgg gggatcatgt 4020 aactcgcctt gatcgttggg aaccggagct gaatgaagccataccaaacg acgagcgtga 4080 caccacgatg cctgtagcaa tggcaacaac gttgcgcaaactattaactg gcgaactact 4140 tactctagct tcccggcaac aattaataga ctggatggaggcggataaag ttgcaggacc 4200 acttctgcgc tcggcccttc cggctggctg gtttattgctgataaatctg gagccggtga 4260 gcgtgggtct cgcggtatca ttgcagcact ggggccagatggtaagccct cccgtatcgt 4320 agttatctac acgacgggga gtcaggcaac tatggatgaacgaaatagac agatcgctga 4380 gataggtgcc tcactgatta agcattggta actgtcagaccaagtttact catatatact 4440 ttagattgat ttaaaacttc atttttaatt taaaaggatctaggtgaaga tcctttttga 4500 taatctcatg accaaaatcc cttaacgtga gttttcgttccactgagcgt cagaccccgt 4560 agaaaagatc aaaggatctt cttgagatcc tttttttctgcgcgtaatct gctgcttgca 4620 aacaaaaaaa ccaccgctac cagcggtggt ttgtttgccggatcaagagc taccaactct 4680 ttttccgaag gtaactggct tcagcagagc gcagataccaaatactgtcc ttctagtgta 4740 gccgtagtta ggccaccact tcaagaactc tgtagcaccgcctacatacc tcgctctgct 4800 aatcctgtta ccagtggctg ctgccagtgg cgataagtcgtgtcttaccg ggttggactc 4860 aagacgatag ttaccggata aggcgcagcg gtcgggctgaacggggggtt cgtgcacaca 4920 gcccagcttg gagcgaacga cctacaccga actgagatacctacagcgtg agcattgaga 4980 aagcgccacg cttcccgaag ggagaaaggc ggacaggtatccggtaagcg gcagggtcgg 5040 aacaggagag cgcacgaggg agcttccagg gggaaacgcctggtatcttt atagtcctgt 5100 cgggtttcgc cacctctgac ttgagcgtcg atttttgtgatgctcgtcag gggggcggag 5160 cctatggaaa aacgccagca acgcggcctt tttacggttcctggcctttt gctggccttt 5220 tgctcacatg ttctttcctg cgttatcccc tgattctgtggataaccgta ttaccgcctt 5280 tgagtgagct gataccgctc gccgcagccg aacgaccgagcgcagcgagt cagtgagcga 5340 ggaagcggaa gagcgcccaa tacgcaaacc gcctctccccgcgcgttggc cgattcatta 5400 atgcagctgg cacgacaggt ttcccgactg gaaagcgggcagtgagcgca acgcaattaa 5460 tgtgagttag ctcactcatt aggcacccca ggctttacactttatgcttc cggctcgtat 5520 gttgtgtgga attgtgagcg gataacaatt tcacacaggaaacagctatg accatgatta 5580 cgaatttaat acgactcact atagggaatt cga 5613 4313020 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpSY1 sequence 43 atcgataagc ttttcaattc aattcatcat ttttttttta ttcttttttttgatttcggt 60 ttctttgaaa tttttttgat tcggtaatct ccgaacagaa ggaagaacgaaggaaggagc 120 acagacttag attggtatat atacgcatat gtagtgttga agaaacatgaaattgcccag 180 tattcttaac ccaactgcac agaacaaaaa cctgcaggaa acgaagataaatcatgtcga 240 aagctacata taaggaacgt gctgctactc atcctagtcc tgttgctgccaagctattta 300 atatcatgca cgaaaagcaa acaaacttgt gtgcttcatt ggatgttcgtaccaccaagg 360 aattactgga gttagttgaa gcattaggtc ccaaaatttg tttactaaaaacacatgtgg 420 atatcttgac tgatttttcc atggagggca cagttaagcc gctaaaggcattatccgcca 480 agtacaattt tttactcttc gaagacagaa aatttgctga cattggtaatacagtcaaat 540 tgcagtactc tgcgggtgta tacagaatag cagaatgggc agacattacgaatgcacacg 600 gtgtggtggg cccaggtatt gttagcggtt tgaagcaggc ggcagaagaagtaacaaagg 660 aacctagagg ccttttgatg ttagcagaat tgtcatgcaa gggctccctatctactggag 720 aatatactaa gggtactgtt gacattgcga agagcgacaa agattttgttatcggcttta 780 ttgctcaaag agacatgggt ggaagagatg aaggttacga ttggttgattatgacacccg 840 gtgtgggttt agatgacaag ggagacgcat tgggtcaaca gtatagaaccgtggatgatg 900 tggtctctac aggatctgac attattattg ttggaagagg actatttgcaaagggaaggg 960 atgctaaggt agagggtgaa cgttacagaa aagcaggctg ggaagcatatttgagaagat 1020 gcggccagca aaactaaaaa actgtattat aagtaaatgc atgtatactaaactcacaaa 1080 ttagagcttc aatttaatta tatcagttat tacccgggaa tctcggtcgtaatgattttt 1140 ataatgacga aaaaaaaaaa attggaaaga aaaagcttta atgcggtagtttatcacagt 1200 taaattgcta acgcagtcag gcaccgtgta tgaaatctaa caatgcgctcatcgtcatcc 1260 tcggcaccgt caccctggat gctgtaggca taggcttggt tatgccggtactgccgggcc 1320 tcttgcggga tatcgtccat tccgacagca tcgccagtca ctatggcgtgctgctagcgc 1380 tatatgcgtt gatgcaattt ctatgcgcac ccgttctcgg agcactgtccgaccgctttg 1440 gccgccgccc agtcctgctc gcttcgctac ttggagccac tatcgactacgcgatcatgg 1500 cgaccacacc cgtcctgtgg atcctctacg ccggacgcat cgtggccggcatcaccggcg 1560 ccacaggtgc ggttgctggc ccctatatcg ccgacatcac cgatggggaagatcgggctc 1620 gccacttcgg gctcatgagc gcttgtttcg gcgtgggtat ggtggcaggccccgtggccg 1680 ggggactgtt gggcgccatc tccttgcatg caccattcct tgcggcggcggtgctcaacg 1740 gcctcaacct actactgggc tgcttcctaa tgcaggagtc gcataagggagagcgtcgac 1800 cgatgccctt gagagccttc aacccagtca gctccttccg gtgggcgcggggcatgacta 1860 tcgtcgccgc acttatgact gtcttcttta tcatgcaact cgtaggacaggtgccggcag 1920 cgctctgggt cattttcggc gaggaccgct ttcgctggag cgcgacgatgatcggcctgt 1980 cgcttgcggt attcggaatc ttgcacgccc tcgctcaagc cttcgtcactggtcccgcca 2040 ccaaacgttt cggcgagaag caggccatta tcgccggcat ggcggccgacgcgctgggct 2100 acgtcttgct ggcgttcgcg acgcgaggct ggatggcctt ccccattatgattcttctcg 2160 cttccggcgg catcgggatg cccgcgttgc aggccatgct gtccaggcaggtagatgacg 2220 accatcaggg acagcttcaa ggatcgctcg cggctcttac cagcctaacttcgatcactg 2280 gaccgctgat cgtcacggcg atttatgccg cctcggcgag cacatggaacgggttggcat 2340 ggattgtagg cgccgcccta taccttgtct gcctccccgc gttgcgtcgcggtgcatgga 2400 gccgggccac ctcgacctga atggaagccg gcggcacctc gctaacggattcaccactcc 2460 aagaattgga gccaatcaat tcttgcggag aactgtgaat gcgcaaaccaacccttggca 2520 gaacatatcc atcgcgtccg ccatctccag cagccgcacg cggcgcatctcgggcagcgt 2580 tgggtcctgg ccacgggtgc gcatgatcgt gctcctgtcg ttgaggacccggctaggctg 2640 gcggggttgc cttactggtt agcagaatga atcaccgata cgcgagcgaacgtgaagcga 2700 ctgctgctgc aaaacgtctg cgacctgagc aacaacatga atggtcttcggtttccgtgt 2760 ttcgtaaagt ctggaaacgc ggaagtcagc gccctgcacc attatgttccggatctgcat 2820 cgcaggatgc tgctggctac cctgtggaac acctacatct gtattaacgaagcgctggca 2880 ttgaccctga gtgatttttc tctggtcccg ccgcatccat accgccagttgtttaccctc 2940 acaacgttcc agtaaccggg catgttcatc atcagtaacc cgtatcgtgagcatcctctc 3000 tcgtttcatc ggtatcatta cccccatgaa cagaaattcc cccttacacggaggcatcaa 3060 gtgaccaaac aggaaaaaac cgcccttaac atggcccgct ttatcagaagccagacatta 3120 acgcttctgg agaaactcaa cgagctggac gcggatgaac aggcagacatctgtgaatcg 3180 cttcacgacc acgctgatga gctttaccgc agctgcctcg cgcgtttcggtgatgacggt 3240 gaaaacctct gacacatgca gctcccggag acggtcacag cttgtctgtaagcggtgccg 3300 ggagcagaca agcccgtcag ggcgcgtcag cgggtgttgg cgggtgtcggggcgcagcca 3360 tgacccagtc acgtagcgat agcggagtgt atactggctt aactatgcggcatcagagca 3420 gattgtactg agagtgcacc atatgcggtg tgaaataccg cacagatgcgtaaggagaaa 3480 ataccgcatc aggcgctctt ccgcttcctc gctcactgac tcgctgcgctcggtcgttcg 3540 gctgcggcga gcggtatcag ctcactcaaa ggcggtaata cggttatccacagaatcagg 3600 ggataacgca ggaaagaaca tgtgagcaaa aggccagcaa aaggccaggaaccgtaaaaa 3660 ggccgcgttg ctggcgtttt tccataggct ccgcccccct gacgagcatcacaaaaatcg 3720 acgctcaagt cagaggtggc gaaacccgac aggactataa agataccaggcgtttccccc 3780 tggaagctcc ctcgtgcgct ctcctgttcc gaccctgccg cttaccggatacctgtccgc 3840 ctttctccct tcgggaagcg tggcgctttc tcatagctca cgctgtaggtatctcagttc 3900 ggtgtaggtc gttcgctcca agctgggctg tgtgcacgaa ccccccgttcagcccgaccg 3960 ctgcgcctta tccggtaact atcgtcttga gtccaacccg gtaagacacgacttatcgcc 4020 actggcagca gccactggta acaggattag cagagcgagg tatgtaggcggtgctacaga 4080 gttcttgaag tggtggccta actacggcta cactagaagg acagtatttggtatctgcgc 4140 tctgctgaag ccagttacct tcggaaaaag agttggtagc tcttgatccggcaaacaaac 4200 caccgctggt agcggtggtt tttttgtttg caagcagcag attacgcgcagaaaaaaagg 4260 atctcaagaa gatcctttga tcttttctac ggggtctgac gctcagtggaacgaaaactc 4320 acgttaaggg attttggtca tgagattatc aaaaaggatc ttcacctagatccttttaaa 4380 ttaaaaatga agttttaaat caatctaaag tatatatgag taaacttggtctgacagtta 4440 ccaatgctta atcagtgagg cacctatctc agcgatctgt ctatttcgttcatccatagt 4500 tgcctgactc cccgtcgtgt agataactac gatacgggag ggcttaccatctggccccag 4560 tgctgcaatg ataccgcgag acccacgctc accggctcca gatttatcagcaataaacca 4620 gccagccgga agggccgagc gcagaagtgg tcctgcaact ttatccgcctccatccagtc 4680 tattaattgt tgccgggaag ctagagtaag tagttcgcca gttaatagtttgcgcaacgt 4740 tgttgccatt gctgcaggca tcgtggtgtc acgctcgtcg tttggtatggcttcattcag 4800 ctccggttcc caacgatcaa ggcgagttac atgatccccc atgttgtgcaaaaaagcggt 4860 tagctccttc ggtcctccga tcgttgtcag aagtaagttg gccgcagtgttatcactcat 4920 ggttatggca gcactgcata attctcttac tgtcatgcca tccgtaagatgcttttctgt 4980 gactggtgag tactcaacca agtcattctg agaatagtgt atgcggcgaccgagttgctc 5040 ttgcccggcg tcaacacggg ataataccgc gccacatagc agaactttaaaagtgctcat 5100 cattggaaaa cgttcttcgg ggcgaaaact ctcaaggatc ttaccgctgttgagatccag 5160 ttcgatgtaa cccactcgtg cacccaactg atcttcagca tcttttactttcaccagcgt 5220 ttctgggtga gcaaaaacag gaaggcaaaa tgccgcaaaa aagggaataagggcgacacg 5280 gaaatgttga atactcatac tcttcctttt tcaatattat tgaagcatttatcagggtta 5340 ttgtctcatg agcggataca tatttgaatg tatttagaaa aataaacaaataggggttcc 5400 gcgcacattt ccccgaaaag tgccacctga cgtctaagaa accattattatcatgacatt 5460 aacctataaa aaataggcgt atcacgaggc cctttcgtct tcaagaattctcatgtttga 5520 cagcttatca tcgatccact tgtatatttg gatgaatttt tgaggaattctgaaccagtc 5580 ctaaaacgag taaataggac cggcaattct tcaagcaata aacaggaataccaattatta 5640 aaagataact tagtcagatc gtacaataaa gctttgaaga aaaatgcgccttattcaatc 5700 tttgcataaa aaaatggccc aaaatctcac attggaagac atttgatgacctcatttctt 5760 tcaatgaagg gcctaacgga gttgactaat gttgtgggaa attggaccgataagcgtgct 5820 tctgccgtgg ccaggacaac gtatactcat cagataacag caatacctgatcactacttc 5880 gcactagttt ctcggtacta tgcatatgat ccaatatcaa aggaaatgatagcattgaag 5940 gatgagacta atccaattga ggagtggcag catatagaac agctaaagggtagtgctgaa 6000 ggaagcatac gataccccgc atggaatggg ataatatcac aggaggtactagactacctt 6060 tcatcctaca taaatagacg catataagta cgcatttaag cataaacacgcactatgccg 6120 ttcttctcat gtatatatat atacaggcaa cacgcagata taggtgcgacgtgaacagtg 6180 agctgtatgt gcgcagctcg cgttgcattt tcggaagcgc tcgttttcggaaacgctttg 6240 aagttcctat tccgaagttc ctattctcta gaaagtatag gaacttcagagcgcttttga 6300 aaaccaaaag cgctctgaag acgcactttc aaaaaaccaa aaacgcaccggactgtaacg 6360 agctactaaa atattgcgaa taccgcttcc acaaacattg ctcaaaagtatctctttgct 6420 atatatctct gtgctatatc cctatataac catcccatcc acctttcgctccttgaactt 6480 gcatctaaac tcgacctcta cattttttat gtttatctct agtattacctcttagacaaa 6540 aaaattgtag taagaactat tcatagagtt aatcgaaaac aatacgaaaatgtaaacatt 6600 tcctatacgt agtatataga gacaaaatag aagaaaccgt tcataattttctgaccaatg 6660 aagaatcatc aacgctatca ctttctgttc acaaagtatg cgcaatccacatcggtatag 6720 aatataatcg gggatgcctt tatcttgaaa aaatgcaccc gcagcttcgctagtaatcag 6780 taaacgcggg aagtggagtc aggctttttt tatggaagag aaaatagacaccaaagtagc 6840 cttcttctaa ccttaacgga cctacagtgc aaaaagttat caagagactgcattatagag 6900 cgcacaaagg agaaaaaaag taatctaaga tgctttgtta gaaaaatagcgctctcggga 6960 tgcatttttg tagaacaaaa aagaagtata gattcttgtt ggtaaaatagcgctctcgcg 7020 ttgcatttct gttctgtaaa aatgcagctc agattctttg tttgaaaaattagcgctctc 7080 gcgttgcatt tttgttttac aaaaatgaag cacagattct tcgttggtaaaatagcgctt 7140 tcgcgttgca tttctgttct gtaaaaatgc agctcagatt ctttgtttgaaaaattagcg 7200 ctctcgcgtt gcatttttgt tctacaaaat gaagcacaga tgcttcgttaacaaagatat 7260 gctattgaag tgcaagatgg aaacgcagaa aatgaaccgg ggatgcgacgtgcaagatta 7320 cctatgcaat agatgcaata gtttctccag gaaccgaaat acatacattgtcttccgtaa 7380 agcgctagac tatatattat tatacaggtt caaatatact atctgtttcagggaaaactc 7440 ccaggttcgg atgttcaaaa ttcaatgatg ggtaacaagt acgatcgtaaatctgtaaaa 7500 cagtttgtcg gatattaggc tgtatctcct caaagcgtat tcgaatatcattgagaagct 7560 gcattttttt tttttttttt tttttttttt tttttatata tatttcaaggatataccatt 7620 gtaatgtctg cccctaagaa gatcgtcgtt ttgccaggtg accacgttggtcaagaaatc 7680 acagccgaag ccattaaggt tcttaaagct atttctgatg ttcgttccaatgtcaagttc 7740 gatttcgaaa atcatttaat tggtggtgct gctatcgatg ctacaggtgtcccacttcca 7800 gatgaggcgc tggaagcctc caagaaggtt gatgccgttt tgttaggtgctgtgggtggt 7860 cctaaatggg gtaccggtag tgttagacct gaacaaggtt tactaaaaatccgtaaagaa 7920 cttcaattgt acgccaactt aagaccatgt aactttgcat ccgactctcttttagactta 7980 tctccaatca agccacaatt tgctaaaggt actgacttcg ttgttgtcagagaattagtg 8040 ggaggtattt actttggtaa gagaaaggaa gacgatggtg atggtgtcgcttgggatagt 8100 gaacaataca ccgttccaga agtgcaaaga atcacaagaa tggccgctttcatggcccta 8160 caacatgagc caccattgcc tatttggtcc ttggataaag ctaatgttttggcctcttca 8220 agattatgga gaaaaactgt ggaggaaacc atcaagaacg aattccctacattgaaggtt 8280 caacatcaat tgattgattc tgccgccatg atcctagtta agaacccaacccacctaaat 8340 ggtattataa tcaccagcaa catgtttggt gatatcatct ccgatgaagcctccgttatc 8400 ccaggttcct tgggtttgtt gccatctgcg tccttggcct ctttgccagacaagaacacc 8460 gcatttggtt tgtacgaacc atgccacggt tctgctccag atttgccaaagaataaggtt 8520 gaccctatcg ccactatctt gtctgctgca atgatgttga aattgtcattgaacttgcct 8580 gaagaaggta aggccattga agatgcagtt aaaaaggttt tggatgcaggtatcagaact 8640 ggtgatttag gtggttccaa cagtaccacc gaagtcggtg atgctgtcgccgaagaagtt 8700 aagaaaatcc ttgcttaaaa agattctctt tttttatgat atttgtacaaaaaaaaaaaa 8760 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaatgcagc gtcacatcggataataatga 8820 tggcagccat tgtagaagtg ccttttgcat ttctagtctc tttctcggtctagctagttt 8880 tactacatcg cgaagataga atcttagatc acactgcctt tgctgagctggatcatatga 8940 gtaacaaaag agtggtaagg cctcgttaaa ggacaaggac ctgagcggaagtgtatcgta 9000 aagtagacgg agtatactag tatagtctat agtccgtgga attctaagtgccagctttat 9060 aatgtcattc tccttactac agacccgcct gaaagtagac acatcatcatcagtaagctt 9120 tgacaaaaag cattgagtag ctaactcttc tatgcaatct atagctgttttataaggcat 9180 tcaatggaca gattgaggtt tttgaaacat actagtgaaa ttagccttaatcccttctcg 9240 aagttaatca tgcattatgg tgtaaaaaat gcaactcgcg ttgctctactttttcccgaa 9300 tttccaaata cgcagctggg gtgattgctc gatttcgtaa cgaaagttttgtttataaaa 9360 accgcgaaaa ccttctgtaa cagatagatt tttacagcgc tgatatacaatgacatcagc 9420 tgtaatggaa aataactgaa atatgaatgg cgagagactg cttgcttgtattaagcaatg 9480 tattatgcag cacttccaac ctatggtgta cgatgaaagt aggtgtgtaatcgagacgac 9540 aagggggact tttccagttc ctgatcatta taagaaatac aaaacgttagcatttgcatt 9600 tgttggacat gtactgaata cagacgacac accggtaatt gaaaaagaactggattggcc 9660 tgatcctgca ctagtgtaca atacaattgt cgatcgaatc ataaatcacccagaattatc 9720 acagtttata tcggttgcat ttattagtca gttaaaggcc accatcggagagggtttaga 9780 tattaatgta aaaggcacgc taaaccgcag gggaaagggt atcagaaggcctaaaggcgt 9840 attttttaga tacatggaat ctccatttgt caatacaaag gtcactgcattcttctctta 9900 tcttcgagat tataataaaa ttgcctcaga atatcacaat aatactaaattcattctcac 9960 gttttcatgt caagcatatt gggcatctgg cccaaacttc tccgccttgaagaatgttat 10020 ttggtgctcc ataattcatg aatacatttc taagtttgtg gaaagagaacaggataaagg 10080 tcatatagga gatcaggagc taccgcctga agaggaccct tctcgtgaactaaacaatgt 10140 acaacatgaa gtcaatagtt taacggaaca agatgcggag gcggatgaaggattgtgggg 10200 tgaaatagat tcattatgtg aaaaatggca gtctgaagcg gagagtcaaactgaggcgga 10260 gataatagcc gacaggataa ttggaaatag ccagaggatg gcgaacctcaaaattcgtcg 10320 tacaaagttc aaaagtgtct tgtatcatat actaaaggaa ctaattcaatctcagggaac 10380 cgtaaaggtt tatcgcggta gtagtttttc acacgattcg ataaagataagcttacatta 10440 tgaagagcag catattacag ccgtatgggt ctacttgata gtaaaatttgaagagcattg 10500 gaagcctgtt gatgtagagg tcgagtttag atgcaagttc aaggagcgaaaggtggatgg 10560 gtaggttata tagggatata gcacagagat atatagcaaa gagatacttttgaggcaatg 10620 tttgtggaag cggtattcgc aatattttag tagctcgtta cagtccggtgcgtttttggt 10680 tttttgaaag tgcgtcttca gagcgctttt ggttttcaaa agcgctctgaagttcctata 10740 ctttctagag aataggaact tcggaatagg aacttcaaag cgtttccgaaaacgagcgct 10800 tccgaaaatg caacgcgagc tgcgcacata cagctcactg ttcacgtcgcacctatatct 10860 gcgtgttgcc tgtatatata tatacatgag aagaacggca tagtgcgtgtttatgcttaa 10920 atgcgtactt atatgcgtct atttatgtag gatgaaaggt agtctagtacctcctgtgat 10980 attatcccat tccatgcggg gtatcgtatg cttccttcag cactaccctttagctgttct 11040 atatgctgcc actcctcaat tggattagtc tcatccttca atgcattcatttcctttgat 11100 attggatcat accctagaag tattacgtga ttttctgccc cttaccctcgttgctactct 11160 cctttttttc gtgggaaccg ctttagggcc ctcagtgatg gtgttttgtaatttatatgc 11220 tcctcttgca tttgtgtctc tacttcttgt tcgcctggag ggaacttcttcatttgtatt 11280 agcatggttc acttcagtcc ttccttccaa ctcactcttt ttttgctgtaaacgattctc 11340 tgccgccagt tcattgaaac tattgaatat atcctttaga gattccgggatgaataaatc 11400 acctattaaa gcagcttgac gatctggtgg aactaaagta agcaattgggtaacgacgct 11460 tacgagcttc ataacatctt cttccgttgg agctggtggg actaataactgtgtacaatc 11520 catttttctc atgagcattt cggtagctct cttcttgtct ttctcgggcaatcttcctat 11580 tattatagca atagatttgt atagttgctt tctattgtct aacagcttgttattctgtag 11640 catcaaatct atggcagcct gacttgcttc ttgtgaagag agcataccatttccaatcga 11700 agatacgctg gaatcttctg cgctagaatc aagaccatac ggcctaccggttgtgagaga 11760 ttccatgggc cttatgacat atcctggaaa gagtagctca tcagacttacgtttactctc 11820 tatatcaata tctacatcag gagcaatcat ttcaataaac agccgacatacatcccagac 11880 gctataagct gtacgtgctt ttaccgtcag attcttggct gtttcaatgtcgtccatttt 11940 ggttttcttt taccagtatt gttcgtttga taatgtattc ttgcttattacattataaaa 12000 tctgtgcaga tcacatgtca aaacaacttt ttatcacaag atagtaccgcaaaacgaacc 12060 tgcgggccgt ctaaaaatta aggaaaagca gcaaaggtgc atttttaaaatatgaaatga 12120 agataccgca gtaccaatta ttttcgcagt acaaataatg cgcggccggtgcatttttcg 12180 aaagaacgcg agacaaacag gacaattaaa gttagttttt cgagttagcgtgtttgaata 12240 ctgcaagata caagataaat agagtagttg aaactagata tcaattgcacacaagatcgg 12300 cgctaagcat gccacaattt ggtatattat gtaaaacacc acctaaggtgcttgttcgtc 12360 agtttgtgga aaggtttgaa agaccttcag gtgagaaaat agcattatgtgctgctgaac 12420 taacctattt atgttggatg attacacata acggaacagc aatcaagagagccacattca 12480 tgagctataa tactatcata agcaattcgc tgagtttcga tattgtcaataaatcactcc 12540 agtttaaata caagacgcaa aaagcaacaa ttctggaagc ctcattaaagaaattgattc 12600 ctgcttggga atttacaatt attccttact atggacaaaa acatcaatctgatatcactg 12660 atattgtaag tagtttgcaa ttacagttcg aatcatcgga agaagcagataagggaaata 12720 gccacagtaa aaaaatgcta aagcacttct aagtgagggt gaaagcatctgggagatcac 12780 tgagaaaata ctaaattcgt ttgagtatac ttcgagattt acaaaaacaaaaactttata 12840 ccaattcctc ttcctagcta ctttcatcaa ttgtggaaga ttcagcgatattaagaacgt 12900 tgatccgaaa tcatttaaat tagtccaaaa taagtatctg ggagtaataatccagtgttt 12960 agtgacagag acaaagacaa gcgttagtag gcacatatac ttctttagcgcaaggggtag 13020 44 15810 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pSY1aMFE1sH6a sequence 44 atcgataagcttttcaattc aattcatcat ttttttttta ttcttttttt tgatttcggt 60 ttctttgaaatttttttgat tcggtaatct ccgaacagaa ggaagaacga aggaaggagc 120 acagacttagattggtatat atacgcatat gtagtgttga agaaacatga aattgcccag 180 tattcttaacccaactgcac agaacaaaaa cctgcaggaa acgaagataa atcatgtcga 240 aagctacatataaggaacgt gctgctactc atcctagtcc tgttgctgcc aagctattta 300 atatcatgcacgaaaagcaa acaaacttgt gtgcttcatt ggatgttcgt accaccaagg 360 aattactggagttagttgaa gcattaggtc ccaaaatttg tttactaaaa acacatgtgg 420 atatcttgactgatttttcc atggagggca cagttaagcc gctaaaggca ttatccgcca 480 agtacaattttttactcttc gaagacagaa aatttgctga cattggtaat acagtcaaat 540 tgcagtactctgcgggtgta tacagaatag cagaatgggc agacattacg aatgcacacg 600 gtgtggtgggcccaggtatt gttagcggtt tgaagcaggc ggcagaagaa gtaacaaagg 660 aacctagaggccttttgatg ttagcagaat tgtcatgcaa gggctcccta tctactggag 720 aatatactaagggtactgtt gacattgcga agagcgacaa agattttgtt atcggcttta 780 ttgctcaaagagacatgggt ggaagagatg aaggttacga ttggttgatt atgacacccg 840 gtgtgggtttagatgacaag ggagacgcat tgggtcaaca gtatagaacc gtggatgatg 900 tggtctctacaggatctgac attattattg ttggaagagg actatttgca aagggaaggg 960 atgctaaggtagagggtgaa cgttacagaa aagcaggctg ggaagcatat ttgagaagat 1020 gcggccagcaaaactaaaaa actgtattat aagtaaatgc atgtatacta aactcacaaa 1080 ttagagcttcaatttaatta tatcagttat tacccgggaa tctcggtcgt aatgattttt 1140 ataatgacgaaaaaaaaaaa attggaaaga aaaagcttta atgcggtagt ttatcacagt 1200 taaattgctaacgcagtcag gcaccgtgta tgaaatctaa caatgcgctc atcgtcatcc 1260 tcggcaccgtcaccctggat gctgtaggca taggcttggt tatgccggta ctgccgggcc 1320 tcttgcgggatatcgtccat tccgacagca tcgccagtca ctatggcgtg ctgctagcgc 1380 tatatgcgttgatgcaattt ctatgcgcac ccgttctcgg agcactgtcc gaccgctttg 1440 gccgccgcccagtcctgctc gcttcgctac ttggagccac tatcgactac gcgatcatgg 1500 cgaccacacccgtcctgtgg atccttcaat atgcgcacat acgctgttat gttcaaggtc 1560 ccttcgtttaagaacgaaag cggtcttcct tttgagggat gtttcaagtt gttcaaatct 1620 atcaaatttgcaaatcccca gtctgtatct agagcgttga atcggtgatg cgatttgtta 1680 attaaattgatggtgtcacc attaccaggt ctagatatac caatggcaaa ctgagcacaa 1740 caataccagtccggatcaac tggcaccatc tctcccgtag tctcatctaa tttttcttcc 1800 ggatgaggttccagatatac cgcaacacct ttattatggt ttccctgagg gaataataga 1860 atgtcccattcgaaatcacc aattctaaac ctgggcgaat tgtatttcgg gtttgttaac 1920 tcgttccagtcaggaatgtt ccacgtgaag ctatcttcca gcaaagtctc cacttcttca 1980 tcaaattgtggagaatactc ccaatgctct tatctatggg acttccggga aacacagtac 2040 cgatacttcccaattcgtct tcagagctca ttgtttgttt gaagagacta atcaaagaat 2100 cgttttctcaaaaaaattaa tatcttaact gatagtttga tcaaaggggc aaaacgtagg 2160 ggcaaacaaacggaaaaatc gtttctcaaa ttttctgatg ccaagaactc taaccagtct 2220 tatctaaaaattgccttatg atccgtctct ccggttacag cctgtgtaac tgattaatcc 2280 tgcctttctaatcaccattc taatgtttta attaagggat tttgtcttca ttaacggctt 2340 tcgctcataaaaatgttatg acgttttgcc cgcaggcggg aaaccatcca cttcacgaga 2400 ctgatctcctctgccggaac accgggcatc tccaacttat aagttggaga aataagagaa 2460 tttcagattgagagaatgaa aaaaaaaaac cctgaaaaaa aaggttgaaa ccagttccct 2520 gaaattattcccctacttga ctaataagta tataaagacg gtaggtattg attgtaattc 2580 tgtaaatctatttcttaaac ttcttaaatt ctacttttat agttagtctt ttttttagtt 2640 ttaaaacaccaagaacttag tttcgaataa acacacataa acaaacacca tgagatttcc 2700 ttcaatttttactgcagttt tattcgcagc atcctccgca ttagctgctc cagtcaacac 2760 tacaacagaagatgaaacgg cacaaattcc ggctgaagct gtcatcggtt actcagattt 2820 agaaggggatttcgatgttg ctgttttgcc attttccaac agcacaaata acgggttatt 2880 gtttataaatactactattg ccagcattgc tgctaaagaa gaaggggtat ctctagataa 2940 aaggtatgaggtgcgcaacg tgtccgggat gtaccatgtc acgaacgact gctccaactc 3000 aagcattgtgtatgaggcag cggacatgat catgcacacc cccgggtgcg tgccctgcgt 3060 tcgggagaacaactcttccc gctgctgggt agcgctcacc cccacgctcg cagctaggaa 3120 cgccagcgtccccactacga caatacgacg ccacgtcgat ttgctcgttg gggcggctgc 3180 tttctgttccgctatgtacg tgggggatct ctgcggatct gtcttcctcg tctcccagct 3240 gttcaccatctcgcctcgcc ggcatgagac ggtgcaggac tgcaattgct caatctatcc 3300 cggccacataacgggtcacc gtatggcttg ggatatgatg atgaactggc accaccacca 3360 tcaccattaaagatctcgac ttggttgaac acgttgccaa ggcttaagtg aatttacttt 3420 aaagtcttgcatttaaataa attttctttt tatagcttta tgacttagtt tcaatttata 3480 tactattttaatgacatttt cgattcattg attgaaagct ttgtgttttt tcttgatgcg 3540 ctattgcattgttcttgtct ttttcgccac atgtaatatc tgtagtagat acctgataca 3600 ttgtggatgctgagtgaaat tttagttaat aatggaggcg ctcttaataa ttttggggat 3660 attggcttttttttttaaag tttacaaatg aattttttcc gccaggataa cgattctgaa 3720 gttactcttagcgttcctat cggtacagcc atcaaatcat gcctataaat catgcctata 3780 tttgcgtgcagtcagtatca tctacatgaa aaaaactccc gcaatttctt atagaatacg 3840 ttgaaaattaaatgtacgcg ccaagataag ataacatata tctagctaga tgcagtaata 3900 tacacagattcccgcggacg tgggaaggaa aaaattagat aacaaaatct gagtgatatg 3960 gaaattccgctgtatagctc atatctttcc cttcaacacc agaaatgtaa aaatcttgtt 4020 acgaaggatctttttgctaa tgtttctcgc tcaatcctca tttcttccct acgaagagtc 4080 aaatctacttgttttctgcc ggtatcaaga tccatatctt ctagtttcac catcaaagtc 4140 caatttctagtatacagttt atgtcccaac gtaacagaca atcaaaattg gaaaggataa 4200 gtatccttcaaagaatgatt ctgcgctggc tcctgaaccg cctaatggga acagagaagt 4260 ccaaaacgatgctataagaa ccagaaataa aacgataaaa ccataccagg atcctctacg 4320 ccggacgcatcgtggccggc atcaccggcg ccacaggtgc ggttgctggc ccctatatcg 4380 ccgacatcaccgatggggaa gatcgggctc gccacttcgg gctcatgagc gcttgtttcg 4440 gcgtgggtatggtggcaggc cccgtggccg ggggactgtt gggcgccatc tccttgcatg 4500 caccattccttgcggcggcg gtgctcaacg gcctcaacct actactgggc tgcttcctaa 4560 tgcaggagtcgcataaggga gagcgtcgac cgatgccctt gagagccttc aacccagtca 4620 gctccttccggtgggcgcgg ggcatgacta tcgtcgccgc acttatgact gtcttcttta 4680 tcatgcaactcgtaggacag gtgccggcag cgctctgggt cattttcggc gaggaccgct 4740 ttcgctggagcgcgacgatg atcggcctgt cgcttgcggt attcggaatc ttgcacgccc 4800 tcgctcaagccttcgtcact ggtcccgcca ccaaacgttt cggcgagaag caggccatta 4860 tcgccggcatggcggccgac gcgctgggct acgtcttgct ggcgttcgcg acgcgaggct 4920 ggatggccttccccattatg attcttctcg cttccggcgg catcgggatg cccgcgttgc 4980 aggccatgctgtccaggcag gtagatgacg accatcaggg acagcttcaa ggatcgctcg 5040 cggctcttaccagcctaact tcgatcactg gaccgctgat cgtcacggcg atttatgccg 5100 cctcggcgagcacatggaac gggttggcat ggattgtagg cgccgcccta taccttgtct 5160 gcctccccgcgttgcgtcgc ggtgcatgga gccgggccac ctcgacctga atggaagccg 5220 gcggcacctcgctaacggat tcaccactcc aagaattgga gccaatcaat tcttgcggag 5280 aactgtgaatgcgcaaacca acccttggca gaacatatcc atcgcgtccg ccatctccag 5340 cagccgcacgcggcgcatct cgggcagcgt tgggtcctgg ccacgggtgc gcatgatcgt 5400 gctcctgtcgttgaggaccc ggctaggctg gcggggttgc cttactggtt agcagaatga 5460 atcaccgatacgcgagcgaa cgtgaagcga ctgctgctgc aaaacgtctg cgacctgagc 5520 aacaacatgaatggtcttcg gtttccgtgt ttcgtaaagt ctggaaacgc ggaagtcagc 5580 gccctgcaccattatgttcc ggatctgcat cgcaggatgc tgctggctac cctgtggaac 5640 acctacatctgtattaacga agcgctggca ttgaccctga gtgatttttc tctggtcccg 5700 ccgcatccataccgccagtt gtttaccctc acaacgttcc agtaaccggg catgttcatc 5760 atcagtaacccgtatcgtga gcatcctctc tcgtttcatc ggtatcatta cccccatgaa 5820 cagaaattcccccttacacg gaggcatcaa gtgaccaaac aggaaaaaac cgcccttaac 5880 atggcccgctttatcagaag ccagacatta acgcttctgg agaaactcaa cgagctggac 5940 gcggatgaacaggcagacat ctgtgaatcg cttcacgacc acgctgatga gctttaccgc 6000 agctgcctcgcgcgtttcgg tgatgacggt gaaaacctct gacacatgca gctcccggag 6060 acggtcacagcttgtctgta agcggtgccg ggagcagaca agcccgtcag ggcgcgtcag 6120 cgggtgttggcgggtgtcgg ggcgcagcca tgacccagtc acgtagcgat agcggagtgt 6180 atactggcttaactatgcgg catcagagca gattgtactg agagtgcacc atatgcggtg 6240 tgaaataccgcacagatgcg taaggagaaa ataccgcatc aggcgctctt ccgcttcctc 6300 gctcactgactcgctgcgct cggtcgttcg gctgcggcga gcggtatcag ctcactcaaa 6360 ggcggtaatacggttatcca cagaatcagg ggataacgca ggaaagaaca tgtgagcaaa 6420 aggccagcaaaaggccagga accgtaaaaa ggccgcgttg ctggcgtttt tccataggct 6480 ccgcccccctgacgagcatc acaaaaatcg acgctcaagt cagaggtggc gaaacccgac 6540 aggactataaagataccagg cgtttccccc tggaagctcc ctcgtgcgct ctcctgttcc 6600 gaccctgccgcttaccggat acctgtccgc ctttctccct tcgggaagcg tggcgctttc 6660 tcatagctcacgctgtaggt atctcagttc ggtgtaggtc gttcgctcca agctgggctg 6720 tgtgcacgaaccccccgttc agcccgaccg ctgcgcctta tccggtaact atcgtcttga 6780 gtccaacccggtaagacacg acttatcgcc actggcagca gccactggta acaggattag 6840 cagagcgaggtatgtaggcg gtgctacaga gttcttgaag tggtggccta actacggcta 6900 cactagaaggacagtatttg gtatctgcgc tctgctgaag ccagttacct tcggaaaaag 6960 agttggtagctcttgatccg gcaaacaaac caccgctggt agcggtggtt tttttgtttg 7020 caagcagcagattacgcgca gaaaaaaagg atctcaagaa gatcctttga tcttttctac 7080 ggggtctgacgctcagtgga acgaaaactc acgttaaggg attttggtca tgagattatc 7140 aaaaaggatcttcacctaga tccttttaaa ttaaaaatga agttttaaat caatctaaag 7200 tatatatgagtaaacttggt ctgacagtta ccaatgctta atcagtgagg cacctatctc 7260 agcgatctgtctatttcgtt catccatagt tgcctgactc cccgtcgtgt agataactac 7320 gatacgggagggcttaccat ctggccccag tgctgcaatg ataccgcgag acccacgctc 7380 accggctccagatttatcag caataaacca gccagccgga agggccgagc gcagaagtgg 7440 tcctgcaactttatccgcct ccatccagtc tattaattgt tgccgggaag ctagagtaag 7500 tagttcgccagttaatagtt tgcgcaacgt tgttgccatt gctgcaggca tcgtggtgtc 7560 acgctcgtcgtttggtatgg cttcattcag ctccggttcc caacgatcaa ggcgagttac 7620 atgatcccccatgttgtgca aaaaagcggt tagctccttc ggtcctccga tcgttgtcag 7680 aagtaagttggccgcagtgt tatcactcat ggttatggca gcactgcata attctcttac 7740 tgtcatgccatccgtaagat gcttttctgt gactggtgag tactcaacca agtcattctg 7800 agaatagtgtatgcggcgac cgagttgctc ttgcccggcg tcaacacggg ataataccgc 7860 gccacatagcagaactttaa aagtgctcat cattggaaaa cgttcttcgg ggcgaaaact 7920 ctcaaggatcttaccgctgt tgagatccag ttcgatgtaa cccactcgtg cacccaactg 7980 atcttcagcatcttttactt tcaccagcgt ttctgggtga gcaaaaacag gaaggcaaaa 8040 tgccgcaaaaaagggaataa gggcgacacg gaaatgttga atactcatac tcttcctttt 8100 tcaatattattgaagcattt atcagggtta ttgtctcatg agcggataca tatttgaatg 8160 tatttagaaaaataaacaaa taggggttcc gcgcacattt ccccgaaaag tgccacctga 8220 cgtctaagaaaccattatta tcatgacatt aacctataaa aaataggcgt atcacgaggc 8280 cctttcgtcttcaagaattc tcatgtttga cagcttatca tcgatccact tgtatatttg 8340 gatgaatttttgaggaattc tgaaccagtc ctaaaacgag taaataggac cggcaattct 8400 tcaagcaataaacaggaata ccaattatta aaagataact tagtcagatc gtacaataaa 8460 gctttgaagaaaaatgcgcc ttattcaatc tttgcataaa aaaatggccc aaaatctcac 8520 attggaagacatttgatgac ctcatttctt tcaatgaagg gcctaacgga gttgactaat 8580 gttgtgggaaattggaccga taagcgtgct tctgccgtgg ccaggacaac gtatactcat 8640 cagataacagcaatacctga tcactacttc gcactagttt ctcggtacta tgcatatgat 8700 ccaatatcaaaggaaatgat agcattgaag gatgagacta atccaattga ggagtggcag 8760 catatagaacagctaaaggg tagtgctgaa ggaagcatac gataccccgc atggaatggg 8820 ataatatcacaggaggtact agactacctt tcatcctaca taaatagacg catataagta 8880 cgcatttaagcataaacacg cactatgccg ttcttctcat gtatatatat atacaggcaa 8940 cacgcagatataggtgcgac gtgaacagtg agctgtatgt gcgcagctcg cgttgcattt 9000 tcggaagcgctcgttttcgg aaacgctttg aagttcctat tccgaagttc ctattctcta 9060 gaaagtataggaacttcaga gcgcttttga aaaccaaaag cgctctgaag acgcactttc 9120 aaaaaaccaaaaacgcaccg gactgtaacg agctactaaa atattgcgaa taccgcttcc 9180 acaaacattgctcaaaagta tctctttgct atatatctct gtgctatatc cctatataac 9240 catcccatccacctttcgct ccttgaactt gcatctaaac tcgacctcta cattttttat 9300 gtttatctctagtattacct cttagacaaa aaaattgtag taagaactat tcatagagtt 9360 aatcgaaaacaatacgaaaa tgtaaacatt tcctatacgt agtatataga gacaaaatag 9420 aagaaaccgttcataatttt ctgaccaatg aagaatcatc aacgctatca ctttctgttc 9480 acaaagtatgcgcaatccac atcggtatag aatataatcg gggatgcctt tatcttgaaa 9540 aaatgcacccgcagcttcgc tagtaatcag taaacgcggg aagtggagtc aggctttttt 9600 tatggaagagaaaatagaca ccaaagtagc cttcttctaa ccttaacgga cctacagtgc 9660 aaaaagttatcaagagactg cattatagag cgcacaaagg agaaaaaaag taatctaaga 9720 tgctttgttagaaaaatagc gctctcggga tgcatttttg tagaacaaaa aagaagtata 9780 gattcttgttggtaaaatag cgctctcgcg ttgcatttct gttctgtaaa aatgcagctc 9840 agattctttgtttgaaaaat tagcgctctc gcgttgcatt tttgttttac aaaaatgaag 9900 cacagattcttcgttggtaa aatagcgctt tcgcgttgca tttctgttct gtaaaaatgc 9960 agctcagattctttgtttga aaaattagcg ctctcgcgtt gcatttttgt tctacaaaat 10020 gaagcacagatgcttcgtta acaaagatat gctattgaag tgcaagatgg aaacgcagaa 10080 aatgaaccggggatgcgacg tgcaagatta cctatgcaat agatgcaata gtttctccag 10140 gaaccgaaatacatacattg tcttccgtaa agcgctagac tatatattat tatacaggtt 10200 caaatatactatctgtttca gggaaaactc ccaggttcgg atgttcaaaa ttcaatgatg 10260 ggtaacaagtacgatcgtaa atctgtaaaa cagtttgtcg gatattaggc tgtatctcct 10320 caaagcgtattcgaatatca ttgagaagct gcattttttt tttttttttt tttttttttt 10380 tttttatatatatttcaagg atataccatt gtaatgtctg cccctaagaa gatcgtcgtt 10440 ttgccaggtgaccacgttgg tcaagaaatc acagccgaag ccattaaggt tcttaaagct 10500 atttctgatgttcgttccaa tgtcaagttc gatttcgaaa atcatttaat tggtggtgct 10560 gctatcgatgctacaggtgt cccacttcca gatgaggcgc tggaagcctc caagaaggtt 10620 gatgccgttttgttaggtgc tgtgggtggt cctaaatggg gtaccggtag tgttagacct 10680 gaacaaggtttactaaaaat ccgtaaagaa cttcaattgt acgccaactt aagaccatgt 10740 aactttgcatccgactctct tttagactta tctccaatca agccacaatt tgctaaaggt 10800 actgacttcgttgttgtcag agaattagtg ggaggtattt actttggtaa gagaaaggaa 10860 gacgatggtgatggtgtcgc ttgggatagt gaacaataca ccgttccaga agtgcaaaga 10920 atcacaagaatggccgcttt catggcccta caacatgagc caccattgcc tatttggtcc 10980 ttggataaagctaatgtttt ggcctcttca agattatgga gaaaaactgt ggaggaaacc 11040 atcaagaacgaattccctac attgaaggtt caacatcaat tgattgattc tgccgccatg 11100 atcctagttaagaacccaac ccacctaaat ggtattataa tcaccagcaa catgtttggt 11160 gatatcatctccgatgaagc ctccgttatc ccaggttcct tgggtttgtt gccatctgcg 11220 tccttggcctctttgccaga caagaacacc gcatttggtt tgtacgaacc atgccacggt 11280 tctgctccagatttgccaaa gaataaggtt gaccctatcg ccactatctt gtctgctgca 11340 atgatgttgaaattgtcatt gaacttgcct gaagaaggta aggccattga agatgcagtt 11400 aaaaaggttttggatgcagg tatcagaact ggtgatttag gtggttccaa cagtaccacc 11460 gaagtcggtgatgctgtcgc cgaagaagtt aagaaaatcc ttgcttaaaa agattctctt 11520 tttttatgatatttgtacaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 11580 aaaatgcagcgtcacatcgg ataataatga tggcagccat tgtagaagtg ccttttgcat 11640 ttctagtctctttctcggtc tagctagttt tactacatcg cgaagataga atcttagatc 11700 acactgcctttgctgagctg gatcatatga gtaacaaaag agtggtaagg cctcgttaaa 11760 ggacaaggacctgagcggaa gtgtatcgta aagtagacgg agtatactag tatagtctat 11820 agtccgtggaattctaagtg ccagctttat aatgtcattc tccttactac agacccgcct 11880 gaaagtagacacatcatcat cagtaagctt tgacaaaaag cattgagtag ctaactcttc 11940 tatgcaatctatagctgttt tataaggcat tcaatggaca gattgaggtt tttgaaacat 12000 actagtgaaattagccttaa tcccttctcg aagttaatca tgcattatgg tgtaaaaaat 12060 gcaactcgcgttgctctact ttttcccgaa tttccaaata cgcagctggg gtgattgctc 12120 gatttcgtaacgaaagtttt gtttataaaa accgcgaaaa ccttctgtaa cagatagatt 12180 tttacagcgctgatatacaa tgacatcagc tgtaatggaa aataactgaa atatgaatgg 12240 cgagagactgcttgcttgta ttaagcaatg tattatgcag cacttccaac ctatggtgta 12300 cgatgaaagtaggtgtgtaa tcgagacgac aagggggact tttccagttc ctgatcatta 12360 taagaaatacaaaacgttag catttgcatt tgttggacat gtactgaata cagacgacac 12420 accggtaattgaaaaagaac tggattggcc tgatcctgca ctagtgtaca atacaattgt 12480 cgatcgaatcataaatcacc cagaattatc acagtttata tcggttgcat ttattagtca 12540 gttaaaggccaccatcggag agggtttaga tattaatgta aaaggcacgc taaaccgcag 12600 gggaaagggtatcagaaggc ctaaaggcgt attttttaga tacatggaat ctccatttgt 12660 caatacaaaggtcactgcat tcttctctta tcttcgagat tataataaaa ttgcctcaga 12720 atatcacaataatactaaat tcattctcac gttttcatgt caagcatatt gggcatctgg 12780 cccaaacttctccgccttga agaatgttat ttggtgctcc ataattcatg aatacatttc 12840 taagtttgtggaaagagaac aggataaagg tcatatagga gatcaggagc taccgcctga 12900 agaggacccttctcgtgaac taaacaatgt acaacatgaa gtcaatagtt taacggaaca 12960 agatgcggaggcggatgaag gattgtgggg tgaaatagat tcattatgtg aaaaatggca 13020 gtctgaagcggagagtcaaa ctgaggcgga gataatagcc gacaggataa ttggaaatag 13080 ccagaggatggcgaacctca aaattcgtcg tacaaagttc aaaagtgtct tgtatcatat 13140 actaaaggaactaattcaat ctcagggaac cgtaaaggtt tatcgcggta gtagtttttc 13200 acacgattcgataaagataa gcttacatta tgaagagcag catattacag ccgtatgggt 13260 ctacttgatagtaaaatttg aagagcattg gaagcctgtt gatgtagagg tcgagtttag 13320 atgcaagttcaaggagcgaa aggtggatgg gtaggttata tagggatata gcacagagat 13380 atatagcaaagagatacttt tgaggcaatg tttgtggaag cggtattcgc aatattttag 13440 tagctcgttacagtccggtg cgtttttggt tttttgaaag tgcgtcttca gagcgctttt 13500 ggttttcaaaagcgctctga agttcctata ctttctagag aataggaact tcggaatagg 13560 aacttcaaagcgtttccgaa aacgagcgct tccgaaaatg caacgcgagc tgcgcacata 13620 cagctcactgttcacgtcgc acctatatct gcgtgttgcc tgtatatata tatacatgag 13680 aagaacggcatagtgcgtgt ttatgcttaa atgcgtactt atatgcgtct atttatgtag 13740 gatgaaaggtagtctagtac ctcctgtgat attatcccat tccatgcggg gtatcgtatg 13800 cttccttcagcactaccctt tagctgttct atatgctgcc actcctcaat tggattagtc 13860 tcatccttcaatgcattcat ttcctttgat attggatcat accctagaag tattacgtga 13920 ttttctgccccttaccctcg ttgctactct cctttttttc gtgggaaccg ctttagggcc 13980 ctcagtgatggtgttttgta atttatatgc tcctcttgca tttgtgtctc tacttcttgt 14040 tcgcctggagggaacttctt catttgtatt agcatggttc acttcagtcc ttccttccaa 14100 ctcactctttttttgctgta aacgattctc tgccgccagt tcattgaaac tattgaatat 14160 atcctttagagattccggga tgaataaatc acctattaaa gcagcttgac gatctggtgg 14220 aactaaagtaagcaattggg taacgacgct tacgagcttc ataacatctt cttccgttgg 14280 agctggtgggactaataact gtgtacaatc catttttctc atgagcattt cggtagctct 14340 cttcttgtctttctcgggca atcttcctat tattatagca atagatttgt atagttgctt 14400 tctattgtctaacagcttgt tattctgtag catcaaatct atggcagcct gacttgcttc 14460 ttgtgaagagagcataccat ttccaatcga agatacgctg gaatcttctg cgctagaatc 14520 aagaccatacggcctaccgg ttgtgagaga ttccatgggc cttatgacat atcctggaaa 14580 gagtagctcatcagacttac gtttactctc tatatcaata tctacatcag gagcaatcat 14640 ttcaataaacagccgacata catcccagac gctataagct gtacgtgctt ttaccgtcag 14700 attcttggctgtttcaatgt cgtccatttt ggttttcttt taccagtatt gttcgtttga 14760 taatgtattcttgcttatta cattataaaa tctgtgcaga tcacatgtca aaacaacttt 14820 ttatcacaagatagtaccgc aaaacgaacc tgcgggccgt ctaaaaatta aggaaaagca 14880 gcaaaggtgcatttttaaaa tatgaaatga agataccgca gtaccaatta ttttcgcagt 14940 acaaataatgcgcggccggt gcatttttcg aaagaacgcg agacaaacag gacaattaaa 15000 gttagtttttcgagttagcg tgtttgaata ctgcaagata caagataaat agagtagttg 15060 aaactagatatcaattgcac acaagatcgg cgctaagcat gccacaattt ggtatattat 15120 gtaaaacaccacctaaggtg cttgttcgtc agtttgtgga aaggtttgaa agaccttcag 15180 gtgagaaaatagcattatgt gctgctgaac taacctattt atgttggatg attacacata 15240 acggaacagcaatcaagaga gccacattca tgagctataa tactatcata agcaattcgc 15300 tgagtttcgatattgtcaat aaatcactcc agtttaaata caagacgcaa aaagcaacaa 15360 ttctggaagcctcattaaag aaattgattc ctgcttggga atttacaatt attccttact 15420 atggacaaaaacatcaatct gatatcactg atattgtaag tagtttgcaa ttacagttcg 15480 aatcatcggaagaagcagat aagggaaata gccacagtaa aaaaatgcta aagcacttct 15540 aagtgagggtgaaagcatct gggagatcac tgagaaaata ctaaattcgt ttgagtatac 15600 ttcgagatttacaaaaacaa aaactttata ccaattcctc ttcctagcta ctttcatcaa 15660 ttgtggaagattcagcgata ttaagaacgt tgatccgaaa tcatttaaat tagtccaaaa 15720 taagtatctgggagtaataa tccagtgttt agtgacagag acaaagacaa gcgttagtag 15780 gcacatatacttctttagcg caaggggtag 15810 45 3928 DNA Artificial Sequence Descriptionof Artificial Sequence Vector pBKS-E2sH6 sequence 45 cacctaaattgtaagcgtta atattttgtt aaaattcgcg ttaaattttt gttaaatcag 60 ctcattttttaaccaatagg ccgaaatcgg caaaatccct tataaatcaa aagaatagac 120 cgagatagggttgagtgttg ttccagtttg gaacaagagt ccactattaa agaacgtgga 180 ctccaacgtcaaagggcgaa aaaccgtcta tcagggcgat ggcccactac gtgaaccatc 240 accctaatcaagttttttgg ggtcgaggtg ccgtaaagca ctaaatcgga accctaaagg 300 gagcccccgatttagagctt gacggggaaa gccggcgaac gtggcgagaa aggaagggaa 360 gaaagcgaaaggagcgggcg ctagggcgct ggcaagtgta gcggtcacgc tgcgcgtaac 420 caccacacccgccgcgctta atgcgccgct acagggcgcg tcccattcgc cattcaggct 480 gcgcaactgttgggaagggc gatcggtgcg ggcctcttcg ctattacgcc agctggcgaa 540 agggggatgtgctgcaaggc gattaagttg ggtaacgcca gggttttccc agtcacgacg 600 ttgtaaaacgacggccagtg aattgtaata cgactcacta tagggcgaat tgggtaccgg 660 gccccccctcgaggtcgacg gtatcgataa gcttgcatgc ctgcagttaa ttaactatta 720 gtgatggtggtgatggtgtc tgccctcgat cacctgccac tctgttgtag acagcagcag 780 cgggctaagctctgatctat ccctgtcctc caagtcacaa cgctctcctc gagtccaatt 840 gcatgcggcttcgaacctgt gctccacgcc ccccacgtac atcctaacct tgaagatggt 900 gaagttgacagtgcaggggt agtgccagag cctatatggg taatgaacca tacacctagg 960 tgtcagccagggcccagaac cgcatctggc gtaggtggcc tcggggtgct tccgaaaaca 1020 gtcagtggggcaggtcaagg tgttgttgcc ggcccccccg atgttgcacg gggggccccc 1080 acacgtcttggtgaacccag tgccattcat ccatgtacag ccgaaccagt tgcctcgcgg 1140 cggccgcgtgttgttgagaa tcagcacatc cgagtcgttc gccccccagt tatacgtggg 1200 gacaccaaaccgatcggtcg tccccaccac aacagggctc ggggtgaagc aatacactgg 1260 accgcacacctgagacgcgg gtacaatacc acacggtcga ggcgcgtagt gccagcagta 1320 gggcctctggtccgagctgt taggctcagt gtaagtgagg ggaccccacc cctgagcgaa 1380 cttgtcgatggagcgacagc tggccaagcg ctctgggcat ccagacgagt tgaatttgtg 1440 tttgtagaatagtgcggcaa agaaccctgt ttggagggag tcgttgcagt tcagggcagt 1500 cctgttgatgtgccaactgc cgttggtgtt tacgagctgg attttctgag ccgacccggg 1560 gctaaagagggacacaaggc ccctggtatc ggaggctgct gcccctcctg acacgcgggt 1620 atggtaccgggccccccctc gaggtcgacg gtatcgataa gcttgatatc gaattcctgc 1680 agcccgggggatccactagt tctagagcgg ccgccaccgc ggtggagctc cagcttttgt 1740 tccctttagtgagggttaat ttcgagcttg gcgtaatcat ggtcatagct gtttcctgtg 1800 tgaaattgttatccgctcac aattccacac aacatacgag ccggaagcat aaagtgtaaa 1860 gcctggggtgcctaatgagt gagctaactc acattaattg cgttgcgctc actgcccgct 1920 ttccagtcgggaaacctgtc gtgccagctg cattaatgaa tcggccaacg cgcggggaga 1980 ggcggtttgcgtattgggcg ctcttccgct tcctcgctca ctgactcgct gcgctcggtc 2040 gttcggctgcggcgagcggt atcagctcac tcaaaggcgg taatacggtt atccacagaa 2100 tcaggggataacgcaggaaa gaacatgtga gcaaaaggcc agcaaaaggc caggaaccgt 2160 aaaaaggccgcgttgctggc gtttttccat aggctccgcc cccctgacga gcatcacaaa 2220 aatcgacgctcaagtcagag gtggcgaaac ccgacaggac tataaagata ccaggcgttt 2280 ccccctggaagctccctcgt gcgctctcct gttccgaccc tgccgcttac cggatacctg 2340 tccgcctttctcccttcggg aagcgtggcg ctttctcata gctcacgctg taggtatctc 2400 agttcggtgtaggtcgttcg ctccaagctg ggctgtgtgc acgaaccccc cgttcagccc 2460 gaccgctgcgccttatccgg taactatcgt cttgagtcca acccggtaag acacgactta 2520 tcgccactggcagcagccac tggtaacagg attagcagag cgaggtatgt aggcggtgct 2580 acagagttcttgaagtggtg gcctaactac ggctacacta gaaggacagt atttggtatc 2640 tgcgctctgctgaagccagt taccttcgga aaaagagttg gtagctcttg atccggcaaa 2700 caaaccaccgctggtagcgg tggttttttt gtttgcaagc agcagattac gcgcagaaaa 2760 aaaggatctcaagaagatcc tttgatcttt tctacggggt ctgacgctca gtggaacgaa 2820 aactcacgttaagggatttt ggtcatgaga ttatcaaaaa ggatcttcac ctagatcctt 2880 ttaaattaaaaatgaagttt taaatcaatc taaagtatat atgagtaaac ttggtctgac 2940 agttaccaatgcttaatcag tgaggcacct atctcagcga tctgtctatt tcgttcatcc 3000 atagttgcctgactccccgt cgtgtagata actacgatac gggagggctt accatctggc 3060 cccagtgctgcaatgatacc gcgagaccca cgctcaccgg ctccagattt atcagcaata 3120 aaccagccagccggaagggc cgagcgcaga agtggtcctg caactttatc cgcctccatc 3180 cagtctattaattgttgccg ggaagctaga gtaagtagtt cgccagttaa tagtttgcgc 3240 aacgttgttgccattgctac aggcatcgtg gtgtcacgct cgtcgtttgg tatggcttca 3300 ttcagctccggttcccaacg atcaaggcga gttacatgat cccccatgtt gtgcaaaaaa 3360 gcggttagctccttcggtcc tccgatcgtt gtcagaagta agttggccgc agtgttatca 3420 ctcatggttatggcagcact gcataattct cttactgtca tgccatccgt aagatgcttt 3480 tctgtgactggtgagtactc aaccaagtca ttctgagaat agtgtatgcg gcgaccgagt 3540 tgctcttgcccggcgtcaat acgggataat accgcgccac atagcagaac tttaaaagtg 3600 ctcatcattggaaaacgttc ttcggggcga aaactctcaa ggatcttacc gctgttgaga 3660 tccagttcgatgtaacccac tcgtgcaccc aactgatctt cagcatcttt tactttcacc 3720 agcgtttctgggtgagcaaa aacaggaagg caaaatgccg caaaaaaggg aataagggcg 3780 acacggaaatgttgaatact catactcttc ctttttcaat attattgaag catttatcag 3840 ggttattgtctcatgagcgg atacatattt gaatgtattt agaaaaataa acaaataggg 3900 gttccgcgcacatttccccg aaaagtgc 3928 46 6104 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pYIG5HCCL-22aH6 sequence 46 agcgcccaatacgcaaaccg cctctccccg cgcgttggcc gattcattaa tgcagctggc 60 acgacaggtttcccgactgg aaagcgggca gtgagcgcaa cgcaattaat gtgagttagc 120 tcactcattaggcaccccag gctttacact ttatgcttcc ggctcgtatg ttgtgtggaa 180 ttgtgagcggataacaattt cacacaggaa acagctatga ccatgattac gaatttaata 240 cgactcactatagggaattc gaggatcctt caatatgcgc acatacgctg ttatgttcaa 300 ggtcccttcgtttaagaacg aaagcggtct tccttttgag ggatgtttca agttgttcaa 360 atctatcaaatttgcaaatc cccagtctgt atctagagcg ttgaatcggt gatgcgattt 420 gttaattaaattgatggtgt caccattacc aggtctagat ataccaatgg caaactgagc 480 acaacaataccagtccggat caactggcac catctctccc gtagtctcat ctaatttttc 540 ttccggatgaggttccagat ataccgcaac acctttatta tggtttccct gagggaataa 600 tagaatgtcccattcgaaat caccaattct aaacctgggc gaattgtatt tcgggtttgt 660 taactcgttccagtcaggaa tgttccacgt gaagctatct tccagcaaag tctccacttc 720 ttcatcaaattgtggagaat actcccaatg ctcttatcta tgggacttcc gggaaacaca 780 gtaccgatacttcccaattc gtcttcagag ctcattgttt gtttgaagag actaatcaaa 840 gaatcgttttctcaaaaaaa ttaatatctt aactgatagt ttgatcaaag gggcaaaacg 900 taggggcaaacaaacggaaa aatcgtttct caaattttct gatgccaaga actctaacca 960 gtcttatctaaaaattgcct tatgatccgt ctctccggtt acagcctgtg taactgatta 1020 atcctgcctttctaatcacc attctaatgt tttaattaag ggattttgtc ttcattaacg 1080 gctttcgctcataaaaatgt tatgacgttt tgcccgcagg cgggaaacca tccacttcac 1140 gagactgatctcctctgccg gaacaccggg catctccaac ttataagttg gagaaataag 1200 agaatttcagattgagagaa tgaaaaaaaa aaaccctgaa aaaaaaggtt gaaaccagtt 1260 ccctgaaattattcccctac ttgactaata agtatataaa gacggtaggt attgattgta 1320 attctgtaaatctatttctt aaacttctta aattctactt ttatagttag tctttttttt 1380 agttttaaaacaccaagaac ttagtttcga ataaacacac ataaacaaac accatgagat 1440 ttccttcaatttttactgca gttttattcg cagcatcctc cgcattagct gctccagtca 1500 acactacaacagaagatgaa acggcacaaa ttccggctga agctgtcatc ggttactcag 1560 atttagaaggggatttcgat gttgctgttt tgccattttc caacagcaca aataacgggt 1620 tattgtttataaatactact attgccagca ttgctgctaa agaagaaggg gtatctctag 1680 ataaaaggcatacccgcgtg tcaggagggg cagcagcctc cgataccagg ggccttgtgt 1740 ccctctttagccccgggtcg gctcagaaaa tccagctcgt aaacaccaac ggcagttggc 1800 acatcaacaggactgccctg aactgcaacg actccctcca aacagggttc tttgccgcac 1860 tattctacaaacacaaattc aactcgtctg gatgcccaga gcgcttggcc agctgtcgct 1920 ccatcgacaagttcgctcag gggtggggtc ccctcactta cactgagcct aacagctcgg 1980 accagaggccctactgctgg cactacgcgc ctcgaccgtg tggtattgta cccgcgtctc 2040 aggtgtgcggtccagtgtat tgcttcaccc cgagccctgt tgtggtgggg acgaccgatc 2100 ggtttggtgtccccacgtat aactgggggg cgaacgactc ggatgtgctg attctcaaca 2160 acacgcggccgccgcgaggc aactggttcg gctgtacatg gatgaatggc actgggttca 2220 ccaagacgtgtgggggcccc ccgtgcaaca tcgggggggc cggcaacaac accttgacct 2280 gccccactgactgttttcgg aagcaccccg aggccactta cgccagatgc ggttctgggc 2340 cctggctgacacctaggtgt atggttcatt acccatatag gctctggcac tacccctgca 2400 ctgtcaacttcaccatcttc aaggttagga tgtacgtggg gggcgtggag cacaggttcg 2460 aagccgcatgcaattggact cgaggagagc gttgtgactt ggaggacagg gatagatcag 2520 agcttagctcgctgctgctg tctacaacag agtggcaggt gatcgagggc agacaccatc 2580 accaccatcactaatagtta attaacgatc tcgacttggt tgaacacgtt gccaaggctt 2640 aagtgaatttactttaaagt cttgcattta aataaatttt ctttttatag ctttatgact 2700 tagtttcaatttatatacta ttttaatgac attttcgatt cattgattga aagctttgtg 2760 ttttttcttgatgcgctatt gcattgttct tgtctttttc gccacatgta atatctgtag 2820 tagatacctgatacattgtg gatgctgagt gaaattttag ttaataatgg aggcgctctt 2880 aataattttggggatattgg cttttttttt taaagtttac aaatgaattt tttccgccag 2940 gataacgattctgaagttac tcttagcgtt cctatcggta cagccatcaa atcatgccta 3000 taaatcatgcctatatttgc gtgcagtcag tatcatctac atgaaaaaaa ctcccgcaat 3060 ttcttatagaatacgttgaa aattaaatgt acgcgccaag ataagataac atatatctag 3120 ctagatgcagtaatatacac agattcccgc ggacgtggga aggaaaaaat tagataacaa 3180 aatctgagtgatatggaaat tccgctgtat agctcatatc tttcccttca acaccagaaa 3240 tgtaaaaatcttgttacgaa ggatcttttt gctaatgttt ctcgctcaat cctcatttct 3300 tccctacgaagagtcaaatc tacttgtttt ctgccggtat caagatccat atcttctagt 3360 ttcaccatcaaagtccaatt tctagtatac agtttatgtc ccaacgtaac agacaatcaa 3420 aattggaaaggataagtatc cttcaaagaa tgattctgcg ctggctcctg aaccgcctaa 3480 tgggaacagagaagtccaaa acgatgctat aagaaccaga aataaaacga taaaaccata 3540 ccaggatccaagcttggcac tggccgtcgt tttacaacgt cgtgactggg aaaaccctgg 3600 cgttacccaacttaatcgcc ttgcagcaca tccccctttc gccagctggc gtaatagcga 3660 agaggcccgcaccgatcgcc cttcccaaca gttgcgcagc ctgaatggcg aatgggaaat 3720 tgtaaacgttaatattttgt taaaattcgc gttaaatttt tgttaaatca gctcattttt 3780 taaccaataggccgaaatcg gcaaaatccc ttataaatca aaagaataga ccgagatagg 3840 gttgagtgttgttccagttt ggaacaagag tccactatta aagaacgtgg actccaacgt 3900 caaagggcgaaaaaccgtct atcagggcga tggcccacta cgtgaaccat caccctaatc 3960 aagttttttggggtcgaggt gccgtaaagc actaaatcgg aaccctaaag ggagcccccg 4020 atttagagcttgacggggaa agccggcgaa cgtggcgaga aaggaaggga agaaagcgaa 4080 aggagcgggcgctagggcgc tggcaagtgt agcggtcacg ctgcgcgtaa ccaccacacc 4140 cgccgcgcttaatgcgccgc tacagggcgc gtcaggtggc acttttcggg gaaatgtgcg 4200 cggaacccctatttgtttat ttttctaaat acattcaaat atgtatccgc tcatgagaca 4260 ataaccctgataaatgcttc aataatattg aaaaaggaag agtatgagta ttcaacattt 4320 ccgtgtcgcccttattccct tttttgcggc attttgcctt cctgtttttg ctcacccaga 4380 aacgctggtgaaagtaaaag atgctgaaga tcagttgggt gcacgagtgg gttacatcga 4440 actggatctcaacagcggta agatccttga gagttttcgc cccgaagaac gttttccaat 4500 gatgagcacttttaaagttc tgctatgtgg cgcggtatta tcccgtattg acgccgggca 4560 agagcaactcggtcgccgca tacactattc tcagaatgac ttggttgagt actcaccagt 4620 cacagaaaagcatcttacgg atggcatgac agtaagagaa ttatgcagtg ctgccataac 4680 catgagtgataacactgcgg ccaacttact tctgacaacg atcggaggac cgaaggagct 4740 aaccgcttttttgcacaaca tgggggatca tgtaactcgc cttgatcgtt gggaaccgga 4800 gctgaatgaagccataccaa acgacgagcg tgacaccacg atgcctgtag caatggcaac 4860 aacgttgcgcaaactattaa ctggcgaact acttactcta gcttcccggc aacaattaat 4920 agactggatggaggcggata aagttgcagg accacttctg cgctcggccc ttccggctgg 4980 ctggtttattgctgataaat ctggagccgg tgagcgtggg tctcgcggta tcattgcagc 5040 actggggccagatggtaagc cctcccgtat cgtagttatc tacacgacgg ggagtcaggc 5100 aactatggatgaacgaaata gacagatcgc tgagataggt gcctcactga ttaagcattg 5160 gtaactgtcagaccaagttt actcatatat actttagatt gatttaaaac ttcattttta 5220 atttaaaaggatctaggtga agatcctttt tgataatctc atgaccaaaa tcccttaacg 5280 tgagttttcgttccactgag cgtcagaccc cgtagaaaag atcaaaggat cttcttgaga 5340 tcctttttttctgcgcgtaa tctgctgctt gcaaacaaaa aaaccaccgc taccagcggt 5400 ggtttgtttgccggatcaag agctaccaac tctttttccg aaggtaactg gcttcagcag 5460 agcgcagataccaaatactg tccttctagt gtagccgtag ttaggccacc acttcaagaa 5520 ctctgtagcaccgcctacat acctcgctct gctaatcctg ttaccagtgg ctgctgccag 5580 tggcgataagtcgtgtctta ccgggttgga ctcaagacga tagttaccgg ataaggcgca 5640 gcggtcgggctgaacggggg gttcgtgcac acagcccagc ttggagcgaa cgacctacac 5700 cgaactgagatacctacagc gtgagcattg agaaagcgcc acgcttcccg aagggagaaa 5760 ggcggacaggtatccggtaa gcggcagggt cggaacagga gagcgcacga gggagcttcc 5820 agggggaaacgcctggtatc tttatagtcc tgtcgggttt cgccacctct gacttgagcg 5880 tcgatttttgtgatgctcgt caggggggcg gagcctatgg aaaaacgcca gcaacgcggc 5940 ctttttacggttcctggcct tttgctggcc ttttgctcac atgttctttc ctgcgttatc 6000 ccctgattctgtggataacc gtattaccgc ctttgagtga gctgataccg ctcgccgcag 6060 ccgaacgaccgagcgcagcg agtcagtgag cgaggaagcg gaag 6104 47 16301 DNA ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pYYIGSE2H6 sequence47 atcgataagc ttttcaattc aattcatcat ttttttttta ttcttttttt tgatttcggt 60ttctttgaaa tttttttgat tcggtaatct ccgaacagaa ggaagaacga aggaaggagc 120acagacttag attggtatat atacgcatat gtagtgttga agaaacatga aattgcccag 180tattcttaac ccaactgcac agaacaaaaa cctgcaggaa acgaagataa atcatgtcga 240aagctacata taaggaacgt gctgctactc atcctagtcc tgttgctgcc aagctattta 300atatcatgca cgaaaagcaa acaaacttgt gtgcttcatt ggatgttcgt accaccaagg 360aattactgga gttagttgaa gcattaggtc ccaaaatttg tttactaaaa acacatgtgg 420atatcttgac tgatttttcc atggagggca cagttaagcc gctaaaggca ttatccgcca 480agtacaattt tttactcttc gaagacagaa aatttgctga cattggtaat acagtcaaat 540tgcagtactc tgcgggtgta tacagaatag cagaatgggc agacattacg aatgcacacg 600gtgtggtggg cccaggtatt gttagcggtt tgaagcaggc ggcagaagaa gtaacaaagg 660aacctagagg ccttttgatg ttagcagaat tgtcatgcaa gggctcccta tctactggag 720aatatactaa gggtactgtt gacattgcga agagcgacaa agattttgtt atcggcttta 780ttgctcaaag agacatgggt ggaagagatg aaggttacga ttggttgatt atgacacccg 840gtgtgggttt agatgacaag ggagacgcat tgggtcaaca gtatagaacc gtggatgatg 900tggtctctac aggatctgac attattattg ttggaagagg actatttgca aagggaaggg 960atgctaaggt agagggtgaa cgttacagaa aagcaggctg ggaagcatat ttgagaagat 1020gcggccagca aaactaaaaa actgtattat aagtaaatgc atgtatacta aactcacaaa 1080ttagagcttc aatttaatta tatcagttat tacccgggaa tctcggtcgt aatgattttt 1140ataatgacga aaaaaaaaaa attggaaaga aaaagcttta atgcggtagt ttatcacagt 1200taaattgcta acgcagtcag gcaccgtgta tgaaatctaa caatgcgctc atcgtcatcc 1260tcggcaccgt caccctggat gctgtaggca taggcttggt tatgccggta ctgccgggcc 1320tcttgcggga tatcgtccat tccgacagca tcgccagtca ctatggcgtg ctgctagcgc 1380tatatgcgtt gatgcaattt ctatgcgcac ccgttctcgg agcactgtcc gaccgctttg 1440gccgccgccc agtcctgctc gcttcgctac ttggagccac tatcgactac gcgatcatgg 1500cgaccacacc cgtcctgtgg atccttcaat atgcgcacat acgctgttat gttcaaggtc 1560ccttcgttta agaacgaaag cggtcttcct tttgagggat gtttcaagtt gttcaaatct 1620atcaaatttg caaatcccca gtctgtatct agagcgttga atcggtgatg cgatttgtta 1680attaaattga tggtgtcacc attaccaggt ctagatatac caatggcaaa ctgagcacaa 1740caataccagt ccggatcaac tggcaccatc tctcccgtag tctcatctaa tttttcttcc 1800ggatgaggtt ccagatatac cgcaacacct ttattatggt ttccctgagg gaataataga 1860atgtcccatt cgaaatcacc aattctaaac ctgggcgaat tgtatttcgg gtttgttaac 1920tcgttccagt caggaatgtt ccacgtgaag ctatcttcca gcaaagtctc cacttcttca 1980tcaaattgtg gagaatactc ccaatgctct tatctatggg acttccggga aacacagtac 2040cgatacttcc caattcgtct tcagagctca ttgtttgttt gaagagacta atcaaagaat 2100cgttttctca aaaaaattaa tatcttaact gatagtttga tcaaaggggc aaaacgtagg 2160ggcaaacaaa cggaaaaatc gtttctcaaa ttttctgatg ccaagaactc taaccagtct 2220tatctaaaaa ttgccttatg atccgtctct ccggttacag cctgtgtaac tgattaatcc 2280tgcctttcta atcaccattc taatgtttta attaagggat tttgtcttca ttaacggctt 2340tcgctcataa aaatgttatg acgttttgcc cgcaggcggg aaaccatcca cttcacgaga 2400ctgatctcct ctgccggaac accgggcatc tccaacttat aagttggaga aataagagaa 2460tttcagattg agagaatgaa aaaaaaaaac cctgaaaaaa aaggttgaaa ccagttccct 2520gaaattattc ccctacttga ctaataagta tataaagacg gtaggtattg attgtaattc 2580tgtaaatcta tttcttaaac ttcttaaatt ctacttttat agttagtctt ttttttagtt 2640ttaaaacacc aagaacttag tttcgaataa acacacataa acaaacacca tgagatttcc 2700ttcaattttt actgcagttt tattcgcagc atcctccgca ttagctgctc cagtcaacac 2760tacaacagaa gatgaaacgg cacaaattcc ggctgaagct gtcatcggtt actcagattt 2820agaaggggat ttcgatgttg ctgttttgcc attttccaac agcacaaata acgggttatt 2880gtttataaat actactattg ccagcattgc tgctaaagaa gaaggggtat ctctagataa 2940aaggcatacc cgcgtgtcag gaggggcagc agcctccgat accaggggcc 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3840ccatcactaa tagttaatta acgatctcga cttggttgaa cacgttgcca aggcttaagt 3900gaatttactt taaagtcttg catttaaata aattttcttt ttatagcttt atgacttagt 3960ttcaatttat atactatttt aatgacattt tcgattcatt gattgaaagc tttgtgtttt 4020ttcttgatgc gctattgcat tgttcttgtc tttttcgcca catgtaatat ctgtagtaga 4080tacctgatac attgtggatg ctgagtgaaa ttttagttaa taatggaggc gctcttaata 4140attttgggga tattggcttt tttttttaaa gtttacaaat gaattttttc cgccaggata 4200acgattctga agttactctt agcgttccta tcggtacagc catcaaatca tgcctataaa 4260tcatgcctat atttgcgtgc agtcagtatc atctacatga aaaaaactcc cgcaatttct 4320tatagaatac gttgaaaatt aaatgtacgc gccaagataa gataacatat atctagctag 4380atgcagtaat atacacagat tcccgcggac gtgggaagga aaaaattaga taacaaaatc 4440tgagtgatat ggaaattccg ctgtatagct catatctttc ccttcaacac cagaaatgta 4500aaaatcttgt tacgaaggat ctttttgcta atgtttctcg ctcaatcctc atttcttccc 4560tacgaagagt caaatctact tgttttctgc cggtatcaag atccatatct tctagtttca 4620ccatcaaagt ccaatttcta gtatacagtt tatgtcccaa cgtaacagac aatcaaaatt 4680ggaaaggata 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gctgcgcctt atccggtaac 7260tatcgtcttg agtccaaccc ggtaagacac gacttatcgc cactggcagc agccactggt 7320aacaggatta gcagagcgag gtatgtaggc ggtgctacag agttcttgaa gtggtggcct 7380aactacggct acactagaag gacagtattt ggtatctgcg ctctgctgaa gccagttacc 7440ttcggaaaaa gagttggtag ctcttgatcc ggcaaacaaa ccaccgctgg tagcggtggt 7500ttttttgttt gcaagcagca gattacgcgc agaaaaaaag gatctcaaga agatcctttg 7560atcttttcta cggggtctga cgctcagtgg aacgaaaact cacgttaagg gattttggtc 7620atgagattat caaaaaggat cttcacctag atccttttaa attaaaaatg aagttttaaa 7680tcaatctaaa gtatatatga gtaaacttgg tctgacagtt accaatgctt aatcagtgag 7740gcacctatct cagcgatctg tctatttcgt tcatccatag ttgcctgact ccccgtcgtg 7800tagataacta cgatacggga gggcttacca tctggcccca gtgctgcaat gataccgcga 7860gacccacgct caccggctcc agatttatca gcaataaacc agccagccgg aagggccgag 7920cgcagaagtg gtcctgcaac tttatccgcc tccatccagt ctattaattg ttgccgggaa 7980gctagagtaa gtagttcgcc agttaatagt ttgcgcaacg ttgttgccat tgctgcaggc 8040atcgtggtgt cacgctcgtc gtttggtatg gcttcattca gctccggttc ccaacgatca 8100aggcgagtta catgatcccc catgttgtgc aaaaaagcgg ttagctcctt cggtcctccg 8160atcgttgtca gaagtaagtt ggccgcagtg ttatcactca tggttatggc agcactgcat 8220aattctctta ctgtcatgcc atccgtaaga tgcttttctg tgactggtga gtactcaacc 8280aagtcattct gagaatagtg tatgcggcga ccgagttgct cttgcccggc gtcaacacgg 8340gataataccg cgccacatag cagaacttta aaagtgctca tcattggaaa acgttcttcg 8400gggcgaaaac tctcaaggat cttaccgctg ttgagatcca gttcgatgta acccactcgt 8460gcacccaact gatcttcagc atcttttact ttcaccagcg tttctgggtg agcaaaaaca 8520ggaaggcaaa atgccgcaaa aaagggaata agggcgacac ggaaatgttg aatactcata 8580ctcttccttt ttcaatatta ttgaagcatt tatcagggtt attgtctcat gagcggatac 8640atatttgaat gtatttagaa aaataaacaa ataggggttc cgcgcacatt tccccgaaaa 8700gtgccacctg acgtctaaga aaccattatt atcatgacat taacctataa aaaataggcg 8760tatcacgagg ccctttcgtc ttcaagaatt ctcatgtttg acagcttatc atcgatccac 8820ttgtatattt ggatgaattt ttgaggaatt ctgaaccagt cctaaaacga gtaaatagga 8880ccggcaattc ttcaagcaat aaacaggaat accaattatt aaaagataac ttagtcagat 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ggaaccgaaa tacatacatt gtcttccgta aagcgctaga ctatatatta 10680ttatacaggt tcaaatatac tatctgtttc agggaaaact cccaggttcg gatgttcaaa 10740attcaatgat gggtaacaag tacgatcgta aatctgtaaa acagtttgtc ggatattagg 10800ctgtatctcc tcaaagcgta ttcgaatatc attgagaagc tgcatttttt tttttttttt 10860tttttttttt ttttttatat atatttcaag gatataccat tgtaatgtct gcccctaaga 10920agatcgtcgt tttgccaggt gaccacgttg gtcaagaaat cacagccgaa gccattaagg 10980ttcttaaagc tatttctgat gttcgttcca atgtcaagtt cgatttcgaa aatcatttaa 11040ttggtggtgc tgctatcgat gctacaggtg tcccacttcc agatgaggcg ctggaagcct 11100ccaagaaggt tgatgccgtt ttgttaggtg ctgtgggtgg tcctaaatgg ggtaccggta 11160gtgttagacc tgaacaaggt ttactaaaaa tccgtaaaga acttcaattg tacgccaact 11220taagaccatg taactttgca tccgactctc ttttagactt atctccaatc aagccacaat 11280ttgctaaagg tactgacttc gttgttgtca gagaattagt gggaggtatt tactttggta 11340agagaaagga agacgatggt gatggtgtcg cttgggatag tgaacaatac accgttccag 11400aagtgcaaag aatcacaaga atggccgctt tcatggccct acaacatgag ccaccattgc 11460ctatttggtc cttggataaa gctaatgttt tggcctcttc aagattatgg agaaaaactg 11520tggaggaaac catcaagaac gaattcccta cattgaaggt tcaacatcaa ttgattgatt 11580ctgccgccat gatcctagtt aagaacccaa cccacctaaa tggtattata atcaccagca 11640acatgtttgg tgatatcatc tccgatgaag cctccgttat cccaggttcc ttgggtttgt 11700tgccatctgc gtccttggcc tctttgccag acaagaacac cgcatttggt ttgtacgaac 11760catgccacgg ttctgctcca gatttgccaa agaataaggt tgaccctatc gccactatct 11820tgtctgctgc aatgatgttg aaattgtcat tgaacttgcc tgaagaaggt aaggccattg 11880aagatgcagt taaaaaggtt ttggatgcag gtatcagaac tggtgattta ggtggttcca 11940acagtaccac cgaagtcggt gatgctgtcg ccgaagaagt taagaaaatc cttgcttaaa 12000aagattctct ttttttatga tatttgtaca aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 12060aaaaaaaaaa aaaaatgcag cgtcacatcg gataataatg atggcagcca ttgtagaagt 12120gccttttgca tttctagtct ctttctcggt ctagctagtt ttactacatc gcgaagatag 12180aatcttagat cacactgcct ttgctgagct ggatcatatg agtaacaaaa gagtggtaag 12240gcctcgttaa aggacaagga cctgagcgga agtgtatcgt aaagtagacg gagtatacta 12300gtatagtcta 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tcaatacaaa ggtcactgca ttcttctctt atcttcgaga ttataataaa 13200attgcctcag aatatcacaa taatactaaa ttcattctca cgttttcatg tcaagcatat 13260tgggcatctg gcccaaactt ctccgccttg aagaatgtta tttggtgctc cataattcat 13320gaatacattt ctaagtttgt ggaaagagaa caggataaag gtcatatagg agatcaggag 13380ctaccgcctg aagaggaccc ttctcgtgaa ctaaacaatg tacaacatga agtcaatagt 13440ttaacggaac aagatgcgga ggcggatgaa ggattgtggg gtgaaataga ttcattatgt 13500gaaaaatggc agtctgaagc ggagagtcaa actgaggcgg agataatagc cgacaggata 13560attggaaata gccagaggat ggcgaacctc aaaattcgtc gtacaaagtt caaaagtgtc 13620ttgtatcata tactaaagga actaattcaa tctcagggaa ccgtaaaggt ttatcgcggt 13680agtagttttt cacacgattc gataaagata agcttacatt atgaagagca gcatattaca 13740gccgtatggg tctacttgat agtaaaattt gaagagcatt ggaagcctgt tgatgtagag 13800gtcgagttta gatgcaagtt caaggagcga aaggtggatg ggtaggttat atagggatat 13860agcacagaga tatatagcaa agagatactt ttgaggcaat gtttgtggaa gcggtattcg 13920caatatttta gtagctcgtt acagtccggt gcgtttttgg ttttttgaaa gtgcgtcttc 13980agagcgcttt tggttttcaa aagcgctctg aagttcctat actttctaga gaataggaac 14040ttcggaatag gaacttcaaa gcgtttccga aaacgagcgc ttccgaaaat gcaacgcgag 14100ctgcgcacat acagctcact gttcacgtcg cacctatatc tgcgtgttgc ctgtatatat 14160atatacatga gaagaacggc atagtgcgtg tttatgctta aatgcgtact tatatgcgtc 14220tatttatgta ggatgaaagg tagtctagta cctcctgtga tattatccca ttccatgcgg 14280ggtatcgtat gcttccttca gcactaccct ttagctgttc tatatgctgc cactcctcaa 14340ttggattagt ctcatccttc aatgcattca tttcctttga tattggatca taccctagaa 14400gtattacgtg attttctgcc ccttaccctc gttgctactc tccttttttt cgtgggaacc 14460gctttagggc cctcagtgat ggtgttttgt aatttatatg ctcctcttgc atttgtgtct 14520ctacttcttg ttcgcctgga gggaacttct tcatttgtat tagcatggtt cacttcagtc 14580cttccttcca actcactctt tttttgctgt aaacgattct ctgccgccag ttcattgaaa 14640ctattgaata tatcctttag agattccggg atgaataaat cacctattaa agcagcttga 14700cgatctggtg gaactaaagt aagcaattgg gtaacgacgc ttacgagctt cataacatct 14760tcttccgttg gagctggtgg gactaataac tgtgtacaat ccatttttct catgagcatt 14820tcggtagctc tcttcttgtc tttctcgggc aatcttccta ttattatagc aatagatttg 14880tatagttgct ttctattgtc taacagcttg ttattctgta gcatcaaatc tatggcagcc 14940tgacttgctt cttgtgaaga gagcatacca tttccaatcg aagatacgct ggaatcttct 15000gcgctagaat caagaccata cggcctaccg gttgtgagag attccatggg ccttatgaca 15060tatcctggaa agagtagctc atcagactta cgtttactct ctatatcaat atctacatca 15120ggagcaatca tttcaataaa cagccgacat acatcccaga cgctataagc tgtacgtgct 15180tttaccgtca gattcttggc tgtttcaatg tcgtccattt tggttttctt ttaccagtat 15240tgttcgtttg ataatgtatt cttgcttatt acattataaa atctgtgcag atcacatgtc 15300aaaacaactt tttatcacaa gatagtaccg caaaacgaac ctgcgggccg tctaaaaatt 15360aaggaaaagc agcaaaggtg catttttaaa atatgaaatg aagataccgc agtaccaatt 15420attttcgcag tacaaataat gcgcggccgg tgcatttttc gaaagaacgc gagacaaaca 15480ggacaattaa agttagtttt tcgagttagc gtgtttgaat actgcaagat acaagataaa 15540tagagtagtt gaaactagat atcaattgca cacaagatcg gcgctaagca tgccacaatt 15600tggtatatta tgtaaaacac cacctaaggt gcttgttcgt cagtttgtgg aaaggtttga 15660aagaccttca ggtgagaaaa tagcattatg tgctgctgaa ctaacctatt tatgttggat 15720gattacacat aacggaacag caatcaagag agccacattc atgagctata atactatcat 15780aagcaattcg ctgagtttcg atattgtcaa taaatcactc cagtttaaat acaagacgca 15840aaaagcaaca attctggaag cctcattaaa gaaattgatt cctgcttggg aatttacaat 15900tattccttac tatggacaaa aacatcaatc tgatatcact gatattgtaa gtagtttgca 15960attacagttc gaatcatcgg aagaagcaga taagggaaat agccacagta aaaaaatgct 16020aaagcacttc taagtgaggg tgaaagcatc tgggagatca ctgagaaaat actaaattcg 16080tttgagtata cttcgagatt tacaaaaaca aaaactttat accaattcct cttcctagct 16140actttcatca attgtggaag attcagcgat attaagaacg ttgatccgaa atcatttaaa 16200ttagtccaaa ataagtatct gggagtaata atccagtgtt tagtgacaga gacaaagaca 16260agcgttagta ggcacatata cttctttagc gcaaggggta g 16301 48 4989 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pYIG7sequence 48 agcgcccaat acgcaaaccg cctctccccg cgcgttggcc gattcattaatgcagctggc 60 acgacaggtt tcccgactgg aaagcgggca gtgagcgcaa cgcaattaatgtgagttagc 120 tcactcatta ggcaccccag gctttacact ttatgcttcc ggctcgtatgttgtgtggaa 180 ttgtgagcgg ataacaattt cacacaggaa acagctatga ccatgattacgaatttaata 240 cgactcacta tagggaattc ggatccttca atatgcgcac atacgctgttatgttcaagg 300 tcccttcgtt taagaacgaa agcggtcttc cttttgaggg atgtttcaagttgttcaaat 360 ctatcaaatt tgcaaatccc cagtctgtat ctagagcgtt gaatcggtgatgcgatttgt 420 taattaaatt gatggtgtca ccattaccag gtctagatat accaatggcaaactgagcac 480 aacaatacca gtccggatca actggcacca tctctcccgt agtctcatctaatttttctt 540 ccggatgagg ttccagatat accgcaacac ctttattatg gtttccctgagggaataata 600 gaatgtccca ttcgaaatca ccaattctaa acctgggcga attgtatttcgggtttgtta 660 actcgttcca gtcaggaatg ttccacgtga agctatcttc cagcaaagtctccacttctt 720 catcaaattg tggagaatac tcccaatgct cttatctatg ggacttccgggaaacacagt 780 accgatactt cccaattcgt cttcagagct cattgtttgt ttgaagagactaatcaaaga 840 atcgttttct caaaaaaatt aatatcttaa ctgatagttt gatcaaaggggcaaaacgta 900 ggggcaaaca aacggaaaaa tcgtttctca aattttctga tgccaagaactctaaccagt 960 cttatctaaa aattgcctta tgatccgtct ctccggttac agcctgtgtaactgattaat 1020 cctgcctttc taatcaccat tctaatgttt taattaaggg attttgtcttcattaacggc 1080 tttcgctcat aaaaatgtta tgacgttttg cccgcaggcg ggaaaccatccacttcacga 1140 gactgatctc ctctgccgga acaccgggca tctccaactt ataagttggagaaataagag 1200 aatttcagat tgagagaatg aaaaaaaaaa accctgaaaa aaaaggttgaaaccagttcc 1260 ctgaaattat tcccctactt gactaataag tatataaaga cggtaggtattgattgtaat 1320 tctgtaaatc tatttcttaa acttcttaaa ttctactttt atagttagtcttttttttag 1380 ttttaaaaca ccaagaactt agtttcgaat aaacacacat aaacaaacaccatgaggtct 1440 ttgctaatac tagtgctttg cttcctgccc ctggctgctc tgggggtaccagatctcgac 1500 ttggttgaac acgttgccaa ggcttaagtg aatttacttt aaagtcttgcatttaaataa 1560 attttctttt tatagcttta tgacttagtt tcaatttata tactattttaatgacatttt 1620 cgattcattg attgaaagct ttgtgttttt tcttgatgcg ctattgcattgttcttgtct 1680 ttttcgccac atgtaatatc tgtagtagat acctgataca ttgtggatgctgagtgaaat 1740 tttagttaat aatggaggcg ctcttaataa ttttggggat attggcttttttttttaaag 1800 tttacaaatg aattttttcc gccaggataa cgattctgaa gttactcttagcgttcctat 1860 cggtacagcc atcaaatcat gcctataaat catgcctata tttgcgtgcagtcagtatca 1920 tctacatgaa aaaaactccc gcaatttctt atagaatacg ttgaaaattaaatgtacgcg 1980 ccaagataag ataacatata tctagctaga tgcagtaata tacacagattcccgcggacg 2040 tgggaaggaa aaaattagat aacaaaatct gagtgatatg gaaattccgctgtatagctc 2100 atatctttcc cttcaacacc agaaatgtaa aaatcttgtt acgaaggatctttttgctaa 2160 tgtttctcgc tcaatcctca tttcttccct acgaagagtc aaatctacttgttttctgcc 2220 ggtatcaaga tccatatctt ctagtttcac catcaaagtc caatttctagtatacagttt 2280 atgtcccaac gtaacagaca atcaaaattg gaaaggataa gtatccttcaaagaatgatt 2340 ctgcgctggc tcctgaaccg cctaatggga acagagaagt ccaaaacgatgctataagaa 2400 ccagaaataa aacgataaaa ccataccagg atccaagctt ggcactggccgtcgttttac 2460 aacgtcgtga ctgggaaaac cctggcgtta cccaacttaa tcgccttgcagcacatcccc 2520 ctttcgccag ctggcgtaat agcgaagagg cccgcaccga tcgcccttcccaacagttgc 2580 gcagcctgaa tggcgaatgg gaaattgtaa acgttaatat tttgttaaaattcgcgttaa 2640 atttttgtta aatcagctca ttttttaacc aataggccga aatcggcaaaatcccttata 2700 aatcaaaaga atagaccgag atagggttga gtgttgttcc agtttggaacaagagtccac 2760 tattaaagaa cgtggactcc aacgtcaaag ggcgaaaaac cgtctatcagggcgatggcc 2820 cactacgtga accatcaccc taatcaagtt ttttggggtc gaggtgccgtaaagcactaa 2880 atcggaaccc taaagggagc ccccgattta gagcttgacg gggaaagccggcgaacgtgg 2940 cgagaaagga agggaagaaa gcgaaaggag cgggcgctag ggcgctggcaagtgtagcgg 3000 tcacgctgcg cgtaaccacc acacccgccg cgcttaatgc gccgctacagggcgcgtcag 3060 gtggcacttt tcggggaaat gtgcgcggaa cccctatttg tttatttttctaaatacatt 3120 caaatatgta tccgctcatg agacaataac cctgataaat gcttcaataatattgaaaaa 3180 ggaagagtat gagtattcaa catttccgtg tcgcccttat tcccttttttgcggcatttt 3240 gccttcctgt ttttgctcac ccagaaacgc tggtgaaagt aaaagatgctgaagatcagt 3300 tgggtgcacg agtgggttac atcgaactgg atctcaacag cggtaagatccttgagagtt 3360 ttcgccccga agaacgtttt ccaatgatga gcacttttaa agttctgctatgtggcgcgg 3420 tattatcccg tattgacgcc gggcaagagc aactcggtcg ccgcatacactattctcaga 3480 atgacttggt tgagtactca ccagtcacag aaaagcatct tacggatggcatgacagtaa 3540 gagaattatg cagtgctgcc ataaccatga gtgataacac tgcggccaacttacttctga 3600 caacgatcgg aggaccgaag gagctaaccg cttttttgca caacatgggggatcatgtaa 3660 ctcgccttga tcgttgggaa ccggagctga atgaagccat accaaacgacgagcgtgaca 3720 ccacgatgcc tgtagcaatg gcaacaacgt tgcgcaaact attaactggcgaactactta 3780 ctctagcttc ccggcaacaa ttaatagact ggatggaggc ggataaagttgcaggaccac 3840 ttctgcgctc ggcccttccg gctggctggt ttattgctga taaatctggagccggtgagc 3900 gtgggtctcg cggtatcatt gcagcactgg ggccagatgg taagccctcccgtatcgtag 3960 ttatctacac gacggggagt caggcaacta tggatgaacg aaatagacagatcgctgaga 4020 taggtgcctc actgattaag cattggtaac tgtcagacca agtttactcatatatacttt 4080 agattgattt aaaacttcat ttttaattta aaaggatcta ggtgaagatcctttttgata 4140 atctcatgac caaaatccct taacgtgagt tttcgttcca ctgagcgtcagaccccgtag 4200 aaaagatcaa aggatcttct tgagatcctt tttttctgcg cgtaatctgctgcttgcaaa 4260 caaaaaaacc accgctacca gcggtggttt gtttgccgga tcaagagctaccaactcttt 4320 ttccgaaggt aactggcttc agcagagcgc agataccaaa tactgtccttctagtgtagc 4380 cgtagttagg ccaccacttc aagaactctg tagcaccgcc tacatacctcgctctgctaa 4440 tcctgttacc agtggctgct gccagtggcg ataagtcgtg tcttaccgggttggactcaa 4500 gacgatagtt accggataag gcgcagcggt cgggctgaac ggggggttcgtgcacacagc 4560 ccagcttgga gcgaacgacc tacaccgaac tgagatacct acagcgtgagcattgagaaa 4620 gcgccacgct tcccgaaggg agaaaggcgg acaggtatcc ggtaagcggcagggtcggaa 4680 caggagagcg cacgagggag cttccagggg gaaacgcctg gtatctttatagtcctgtcg 4740 ggtttcgcca cctctgactt gagcgtcgat ttttgtgatg ctcgtcaggggggcggagcc 4800 tatggaaaaa cgccagcaac gcggcctttt tacggttcct ggccttttgctggccttttg 4860 ctcacatgtt ctttcctgcg ttatcccctg attctgtgga taaccgtattaccgcctttg 4920 agtgagctga taccgctcgc cgcagccgaa cgaccgagcg cagcgagtcagtgagcgagg 4980 aagcggaag 4989 49 5422 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Vector pYIG7E1 sequence 49 agcgcccaatacgcaaaccg cctctccccg cgcgttggcc gattcattaa tgcagctggc 60 acgacaggtttcccgactgg aaagcgggca gtgagcgcaa cgcaattaat gtgagttagc 120 tcactcattaggcaccccag gctttacact ttatgcttcc ggctcgtatg ttgtgtggaa 180 ttgtgagcggataacaattt cacacaggaa acagctatga ccatgattac gaatttaata 240 cgactcactatagggaattc ggatccttca atatgcgcac atacgctgtt atgttcaagg 300 tcccttcgtttaagaacgaa agcggtcttc cttttgaggg atgtttcaag ttgttcaaat 360 ctatcaaatttgcaaatccc cagtctgtat ctagagcgtt gaatcggtga tgcgatttgt 420 taattaaattgatggtgtca ccattaccag gtctagatat accaatggca aactgagcac 480 aacaataccagtccggatca actggcacca tctctcccgt agtctcatct aatttttctt 540 ccggatgaggttccagatat accgcaacac ctttattatg gtttccctga gggaataata 600 gaatgtcccattcgaaatca ccaattctaa acctgggcga attgtatttc gggtttgtta 660 actcgttccagtcaggaatg ttccacgtga agctatcttc cagcaaagtc tccacttctt 720 catcaaattgtggagaatac tcccaatgct cttatctatg ggacttccgg gaaacacagt 780 accgatacttcccaattcgt cttcagagct cattgtttgt ttgaagagac taatcaaaga 840 atcgttttctcaaaaaaatt aatatcttaa ctgatagttt gatcaaaggg gcaaaacgta 900 ggggcaaacaaacggaaaaa tcgtttctca aattttctga tgccaagaac tctaaccagt 960 cttatctaaaaattgcctta tgatccgtct ctccggttac agcctgtgta actgattaat 1020 cctgcctttctaatcaccat tctaatgttt taattaaggg attttgtctt cattaacggc 1080 tttcgctcataaaaatgtta tgacgttttg cccgcaggcg ggaaaccatc cacttcacga 1140 gactgatctcctctgccgga acaccgggca tctccaactt ataagttgga gaaataagag 1200 aatttcagattgagagaatg aaaaaaaaaa accctgaaaa aaaaggttga aaccagttcc 1260 ctgaaattattcccctactt gactaataag tatataaaga cggtaggtat tgattgtaat 1320 tctgtaaatctatttcttaa acttcttaaa ttctactttt atagttagtc ttttttttag 1380 ttttaaaacaccaagaactt agtttcgaat aaacacacat aaacaaacac catgaggtct 1440 ttgctaatactagtgctttg cttcctgccc ctggctgctc tggggtatga ggtgcgcaac 1500 gtgtccgggatgtaccatgt cacgaacgac tgctccaact caagcattgt gtatgaggca 1560 gcggacatgatcatgcacac ccccgggtgc gtgccctgcg ttcgggagaa caactcttcc 1620 cgctgctgggtagcgctcac ccccacgctc gcagctagga acgccagcgt ccccaccacg 1680 acaatacgacgccacgtcga tttgctcgtt ggggcggctg ctttctgttc cgctatgtac 1740 gtgggggacctctgcggatc tgtcttcctc gtctcccagc tgttcaccat ctcgcctcgc 1800 cggcatgagacggtgcagga ctgcaattgc tcaatctatc ccggccacat aacgggtcac 1860 cgtatggcttgggatatgat gatgaactgg taatagaccc ttctcacctc ggccgataag 1920 ctcagatctcgacttggttg aacacgttgc caaggcttaa gtgaatttac tttaaagtct 1980 tgcatttaaataaattttct ttttatagct ttatgactta gtttcaattt atatactatt 2040 ttaatgacattttcgattca ttgattgaaa gctttgtgtt ttttcttgat gcgctattgc 2100 attgttcttgtctttttcgc cacatgtaat atctgtagta gatacctgat acattgtgga 2160 tgctgagtgaaattttagtt aataatggag gcgctcttaa taattttggg gatattggct 2220 tttttttttaaagtttacaa atgaattttt tccgccagga taacgattct gaagttactc 2280 ttagcgttcctatcggtaca gccatcaaat catgcctata aatcatgcct atatttgcgt 2340 gcagtcagtatcatctacat gaaaaaaact cccgcaattt cttatagaat acgttgaaaa 2400 ttaaatgtacgcgccaagat aagataacat atatctagct agatgcagta atatacacag 2460 attcccgcggacgtgggaag gaaaaaatta gataacaaaa tctgagtgat atggaaattc 2520 cgctgtatagctcatatctt tcccttcaac accagaaatg taaaaatctt gttacgaagg 2580 atctttttgctaatgtttct cgctcaatcc tcatttcttc cctacgaaga gtcaaatcta 2640 cttgttttctgccggtatca agatccatat cttctagttt caccatcaaa gtccaatttc 2700 tagtatacagtttatgtccc aacgtaacag acaatcaaaa ttggaaagga taagtatcct 2760 tcaaagaatgattctgcgct ggctcctgaa ccgcctaatg ggaacagaga agtccaaaac 2820 gatgctataagaaccagaaa taaaacgata aaaccatacc aggatccaag cttggcactg 2880 gccgtcgttttacaacgtcg tgactgggaa aaccctggcg ttacccaact taatcgcctt 2940 gcagcacatccccctttcgc cagctggcgt aatagcgaag aggcccgcac cgatcgccct 3000 tcccaacagttgcgcagcct gaatggcgaa tgggaaattg taaacgttaa tattttgtta 3060 aaattcgcgttaaatttttg ttaaatcagc tcatttttta accaataggc cgaaatcggc 3120 aaaatcccttataaatcaaa agaatagacc gagatagggt tgagtgttgt tccagtttgg 3180 aacaagagtccactattaaa gaacgtggac tccaacgtca aagggcgaaa aaccgtctat 3240 cagggcgatggcccactacg tgaaccatca ccctaatcaa gttttttggg gtcgaggtgc 3300 cgtaaagcactaaatcggaa ccctaaaggg agcccccgat ttagagcttg acggggaaag 3360 ccggcgaacgtggcgagaaa ggaagggaag aaagcgaaag gagcgggcgc tagggcgctg 3420 gcaagtgtagcggtcacgct gcgcgtaacc accacacccg ccgcgcttaa tgcgccgcta 3480 cagggcgcgtcaggtggcac ttttcgggga aatgtgcgcg gaacccctat ttgtttattt 3540 ttctaaatacattcaaatat gtatccgctc atgagacaat aaccctgata aatgcttcaa 3600 taatattgaaaaaggaagag tatgagtatt caacatttcc gtgtcgccct tattcccttt 3660 tttgcggcattttgccttcc tgtttttgct cacccagaaa cgctggtgaa agtaaaagat 3720 gctgaagatcagttgggtgc acgagtgggt tacatcgaac tggatctcaa cagcggtaag 3780 atccttgagagttttcgccc cgaagaacgt tttccaatga tgagcacttt taaagttctg 3840 ctatgtggcgcggtattatc ccgtattgac gccgggcaag agcaactcgg tcgccgcata 3900 cactattctcagaatgactt ggttgagtac tcaccagtca cagaaaagca tcttacggat 3960 ggcatgacagtaagagaatt atgcagtgct gccataacca tgagtgataa cactgcggcc 4020 aacttacttctgacaacgat cggaggaccg aaggagctaa ccgctttttt gcacaacatg 4080 ggggatcatgtaactcgcct tgatcgttgg gaaccggagc tgaatgaagc cataccaaac 4140 gacgagcgtgacaccacgat gcctgtagca atggcaacaa cgttgcgcaa actattaact 4200 ggcgaactacttactctagc ttcccggcaa caattaatag actggatgga ggcggataaa 4260 gttgcaggaccacttctgcg ctcggccctt ccggctggct ggtttattgc tgataaatct 4320 ggagccggtgagcgtgggtc tcgcggtatc attgcagcac tggggccaga tggtaagccc 4380 tcccgtatcgtagttatcta cacgacgggg agtcaggcaa ctatggatga acgaaataga 4440 cagatcgctgagataggtgc ctcactgatt aagcattggt aactgtcaga ccaagtttac 4500 tcatatatactttagattga tttaaaactt catttttaat ttaaaaggat ctaggtgaag 4560 atcctttttgataatctcat gaccaaaatc ccttaacgtg agttttcgtt ccactgagcg 4620 tcagaccccgtagaaaagat caaaggatct tcttgagatc ctttttttct gcgcgtaatc 4680 tgctgcttgcaaacaaaaaa accaccgcta ccagcggtgg tttgtttgcc ggatcaagag 4740 ctaccaactctttttccgaa ggtaactggc ttcagcagag cgcagatacc aaatactgtc 4800 cttctagtgtagccgtagtt aggccaccac ttcaagaact ctgtagcacc gcctacatac 4860 ctcgctctgctaatcctgtt accagtggct gctgccagtg gcgataagtc gtgtcttacc 4920 gggttggactcaagacgata gttaccggat aaggcgcagc ggtcgggctg aacggggggt 4980 tcgtgcacacagcccagctt ggagcgaacg acctacaccg aactgagata cctacagcgt 5040 gagcattgagaaagcgccac gcttcccgaa gggagaaagg cggacaggta tccggtaagc 5100 ggcagggtcggaacaggaga gcgcacgagg gagcttccag ggggaaacgc ctggtatctt 5160 tatagtcctgtcgggtttcg ccacctctga cttgagcgtc gatttttgtg atgctcgtca 5220 ggggggcggagcctatggaa aaacgccagc aacgcggcct ttttacggtt cctggccttt 5280 tgctggccttttgctcacat gttctttcct gcgttatccc ctgattctgt ggataaccgt 5340 attaccgcctttgagtgagc tgataccgct cgccgcagcc gaacgaccga gcgcagcgag 5400 tcagtgagcgaggaagcgga ag 5422 50 15621 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pSY1YIG7E1s sequence 50 atcgataagc ttttcaattcaattcatcat ttttttttta ttcttttttt tgatttcggt 60 ttctttgaaa tttttttgattcggtaatct ccgaacagaa ggaagaacga aggaaggagc 120 acagacttag attggtatatatacgcatat gtagtgttga agaaacatga aattgcccag 180 tattcttaac ccaactgcacagaacaaaaa cctgcaggaa acgaagataa atcatgtcga 240 aagctacata taaggaacgtgctgctactc atcctagtcc tgttgctgcc aagctattta 300 atatcatgca cgaaaagcaaacaaacttgt gtgcttcatt ggatgttcgt accaccaagg 360 aattactgga gttagttgaagcattaggtc ccaaaatttg tttactaaaa acacatgtgg 420 atatcttgac tgatttttccatggagggca cagttaagcc gctaaaggca ttatccgcca 480 agtacaattt tttactcttcgaagacagaa aatttgctga cattggtaat acagtcaaat 540 tgcagtactc tgcgggtgtatacagaatag cagaatgggc agacattacg aatgcacacg 600 gtgtggtggg cccaggtattgttagcggtt tgaagcaggc ggcagaagaa gtaacaaagg 660 aacctagagg ccttttgatgttagcagaat tgtcatgcaa gggctcccta tctactggag 720 aatatactaa gggtactgttgacattgcga agagcgacaa agattttgtt atcggcttta 780 ttgctcaaag agacatgggtggaagagatg aaggttacga ttggttgatt atgacacccg 840 gtgtgggttt agatgacaagggagacgcat tgggtcaaca gtatagaacc gtggatgatg 900 tggtctctac aggatctgacattattattg ttggaagagg actatttgca aagggaaggg 960 atgctaaggt agagggtgaacgttacagaa aagcaggctg ggaagcatat ttgagaagat 1020 gcggccagca aaactaaaaaactgtattat aagtaaatgc atgtatacta aactcacaaa 1080 ttagagcttc aatttaattatatcagttat tacccgggaa tctcggtcgt aatgattttt 1140 ataatgacga aaaaaaaaaaattggaaaga aaaagcttta atgcggtagt ttatcacagt 1200 taaattgcta acgcagtcaggcaccgtgta tgaaatctaa caatgcgctc atcgtcatcc 1260 tcggcaccgt caccctggatgctgtaggca taggcttggt tatgccggta ctgccgggcc 1320 tcttgcggga tatcgtccattccgacagca tcgccagtca ctatggcgtg ctgctagcgc 1380 tatatgcgtt gatgcaatttctatgcgcac ccgttctcgg agcactgtcc gaccgctttg 1440 gccgccgccc agtcctgctcgcttcgctac ttggagccac tatcgactac gcgatcatgg 1500 cgaccacacc cgtcctgtggatcctggtat ggttttatcg ttttatttct ggttcttata 1560 gcatcgtttt ggacttctctgttcccatta ggcggttcag gagccagcgc agaatcattc 1620 tttgaaggat acttatcctttccaattttg attgtctgtt acgttgggac ataaactgta 1680 tactagaaat tggactttgatggtgaaact agaagatatg gatcttgata ccggcagaaa 1740 acaagtagat ttgactcttcgtagggaaga aatgaggatt gagcgagaaa cattagcaaa 1800 aagatccttc gtaacaagatttttacattt ctggtgttga agggaaagat atgagctata 1860 cagcggaatt tccatatcactcagattttg ttatctaatt ttttccttcc cacgtccgcg 1920 ggaatctgtg tatattactgcatctagcta gatatatgtt atcttatctt ggcgcgtaca 1980 tttaattttc aacgtattctataagaaatt gcgggagttt ttttcatgta gatgatactg 2040 actgcacgca aatataggcatgatttatag gcatgatttg atggctgtac cgataggaac 2100 gctaagagta acttcagaatcgttatcctg gcggaaaaaa ttcatttgta aactttaaaa 2160 aaaaaagcca atatccccaaaattattaag agcgcctcca ttattaacta aaatttcact 2220 cagcatccac aatgtatcaggtatctacta cagatattac atgtggcgaa aaagacaaga 2280 acaatgcaat agcgcatcaagaaaaaacac aaagctttca atcaatgaat cgaaaatgtc 2340 attaaaatag tatataaattgaaactaagt cataaagcta taaaaagaaa atttatttaa 2400 atgcaagact ttaaagtaaattcacttaag ccttggcaac gtgttcaacc aagtcgagat 2460 ctgagcttat cggccgaggtgagaagggtc tattaccagt tcatcatcat atcccaagcc 2520 atacggtgac ccgttatgtggccgggatag attgagcaat tgcagtcctg caccgtctca 2580 tgccggcgag gcgagatggtgaacagctgg gagacgagga agacagatcc gcagaggtcc 2640 cccacgtaca tagcggaacagaaagcagcc gccccaacga gcaaatcgac gtggcgtcgt 2700 attgtcgtgg tggggacgctggcgttccta gctgcgagcg tgggggtgag cgctacccag 2760 cagcgggaag agttgttctcccgaacgcag ggcacgcacc cgggggtgtg catgatcatg 2820 tccgctgcct catacacaatgcttgagttg gagcagtcgt tcgtgacatg gtacatcccg 2880 gacacgttgc gcacctcataccccagagca gccaggggca ggaagcaaag cactagtatt 2940 agcaaagacc tcatggtgtttgtttatgtg tgtttattcg aaactaagtt cttggtgttt 3000 taaaactaaa aaaaagactaactataaaag tagaatttaa gaagtttaag aaatagattt 3060 acagaattac aatcaatacctaccgtcttt atatacttat tagtcaagta ggggaataat 3120 ttcagggaac tggtttcaaccttttttttc agggtttttt tttttcattc tctcaatctg 3180 aaattctctt atttctccaacttataagtt ggagatgccc ggtgttccgg cagaggagat 3240 cagtctcgtg aagtggatggtttcccgcct gcgggcaaaa cgtcataaca tttttatgag 3300 cgaaagccgt taatgaagacaaaatccctt aattaaaaca ttagaatggt gattagaaag 3360 gcaggattaa tcagttacacaggctgtaac cggagagacg gatcataagg caatttttag 3420 ataagactgg ttagagttcttggcatcaga aaatttgaga aacgattttt ccgtttgttt 3480 gcccctacgt tttgcccctttgatcaaact atcagttaag atattaattt ttttgagaaa 3540 acgattcttt gattagtctcttcaaacaaa caatgagctc tgaagacgaa ttgggaagta 3600 tcggtactgt gtttcccggaagtcccatag ataagagcat tgggagtatt ctccacaatt 3660 tgatgaagaa gtggagactttgctggaaga tagcttcacg tggaacattc ctgactggaa 3720 cgagttaaca aacccgaaatacaattcgcc caggtttaga attggtgatt tcgaatggga 3780 cattctatta ttccctcagggaaaccataa taaaggtgtt gcggtatatc tggaacctca 3840 tccggaagaa aaattagatgagactacggg agagatggtg ccagttgatc cggactggta 3900 ttgttgtgct cagtttgccattggtatatc tagacctggt aatggtgaca ccatcaattt 3960 aattaacaaa tcgcatcaccgattcaacgc tctagataca gactggggat ttgcaaattt 4020 gatagatttg aacaacttgaaacatccctc aaaaggaaga ccgctttcgt tcttaaacga 4080 agggaccttg aacataacagcgtatgtgcg catattgaag gatcctctac gccggacgca 4140 tcgtggccgg catcaccggcgccacaggtg cggttgctgg cccctatatc gccgacatca 4200 ccgatgggga agatcgggctcgccacttcg ggctcatgag cgcttgtttc ggcgtgggta 4260 tggtggcagg ccccgtggccgggggactgt tgggcgccat ctccttgcat gcaccattcc 4320 ttgcggcggc ggtgctcaacggcctcaacc tactactggg ctgcttccta atgcaggagt 4380 cgcataaggg agagcgtcgaccgatgccct tgagagcctt caacccagtc agctccttcc 4440 ggtgggcgcg gggcatgactatcgtcgccg cacttatgac tgtcttcttt atcatgcaac 4500 tcgtaggaca ggtgccggcagcgctctggg tcattttcgg cgaggaccgc tttcgctgga 4560 gcgcgacgat gatcggcctgtcgcttgcgg tattcggaat cttgcacgcc ctcgctcaag 4620 ccttcgtcac tggtcccgccaccaaacgtt tcggcgagaa gcaggccatt atcgccggca 4680 tggcggccga cgcgctgggctacgtcttgc tggcgttcgc gacgcgaggc tggatggcct 4740 tccccattat gattcttctcgcttccggcg gcatcgggat gcccgcgttg caggccatgc 4800 tgtccaggca ggtagatgacgaccatcagg gacagcttca aggatcgctc gcggctctta 4860 ccagcctaac ttcgatcactggaccgctga tcgtcacggc gatttatgcc gcctcggcga 4920 gcacatggaa cgggttggcatggattgtag gcgccgccct ataccttgtc tgcctccccg 4980 cgttgcgtcg cggtgcatggagccgggcca cctcgacctg aatggaagcc ggcggcacct 5040 cgctaacgga ttcaccactccaagaattgg agccaatcaa ttcttgcgga gaactgtgaa 5100 tgcgcaaacc aacccttggcagaacatatc catcgcgtcc gccatctcca gcagccgcac 5160 gcggcgcatc tcgggcagcgttgggtcctg gccacgggtg cgcatgatcg tgctcctgtc 5220 gttgaggacc cggctaggctggcggggttg ccttactggt tagcagaatg aatcaccgat 5280 acgcgagcga acgtgaagcgactgctgctg caaaacgtct gcgacctgag caacaacatg 5340 aatggtcttc ggtttccgtgtttcgtaaag tctggaaacg cggaagtcag cgccctgcac 5400 cattatgttc cggatctgcatcgcaggatg ctgctggcta ccctgtggaa cacctacatc 5460 tgtattaacg aagcgctggcattgaccctg agtgattttt ctctggtccc gccgcatcca 5520 taccgccagt tgtttaccctcacaacgttc cagtaaccgg gcatgttcat catcagtaac 5580 ccgtatcgtg agcatcctctctcgtttcat cggtatcatt acccccatga acagaaattc 5640 ccccttacac ggaggcatcaagtgaccaaa caggaaaaaa ccgcccttaa catggcccgc 5700 tttatcagaa gccagacattaacgcttctg gagaaactca acgagctgga cgcggatgaa 5760 caggcagaca tctgtgaatcgcttcacgac cacgctgatg agctttaccg cagctgcctc 5820 gcgcgtttcg gtgatgacggtgaaaacctc tgacacatgc agctcccgga gacggtcaca 5880 gcttgtctgt aagcggtgccgggagcagac aagcccgtca gggcgcgtca gcgggtgttg 5940 gcgggtgtcg gggcgcagccatgacccagt cacgtagcga tagcggagtg tatactggct 6000 taactatgcg gcatcagagcagattgtact gagagtgcac catatgcggt gtgaaatacc 6060 gcacagatgc gtaaggagaaaataccgcat caggcgctct tccgcttcct cgctcactga 6120 ctcgctgcgc tcggtcgttcggctgcggcg agcggtatca gctcactcaa aggcggtaat 6180 acggttatcc acagaatcaggggataacgc aggaaagaac atgtgagcaa aaggccagca 6240 aaaggccagg aaccgtaaaaaggccgcgtt gctggcgttt ttccataggc tccgcccccc 6300 tgacgagcat cacaaaaatcgacgctcaag tcagaggtgg cgaaacccga caggactata 6360 aagataccag gcgtttccccctggaagctc cctcgtgcgc tctcctgttc cgaccctgcc 6420 gcttaccgga tacctgtccgcctttctccc ttcgggaagc gtggcgcttt ctcatagctc 6480 acgctgtagg tatctcagttcggtgtaggt cgttcgctcc aagctgggct gtgtgcacga 6540 accccccgtt cagcccgaccgctgcgcctt atccggtaac tatcgtcttg agtccaaccc 6600 ggtaagacac gacttatcgccactggcagc agccactggt aacaggatta gcagagcgag 6660 gtatgtaggc ggtgctacagagttcttgaa gtggtggcct aactacggct acactagaag 6720 gacagtattt ggtatctgcgctctgctgaa gccagttacc ttcggaaaaa gagttggtag 6780 ctcttgatcc ggcaaacaaaccaccgctgg tagcggtggt ttttttgttt gcaagcagca 6840 gattacgcgc agaaaaaaaggatctcaaga agatcctttg atcttttcta cggggtctga 6900 cgctcagtgg aacgaaaactcacgttaagg gattttggtc atgagattat caaaaaggat 6960 cttcacctag atccttttaaattaaaaatg aagttttaaa tcaatctaaa gtatatatga 7020 gtaaacttgg tctgacagttaccaatgctt aatcagtgag gcacctatct cagcgatctg 7080 tctatttcgt tcatccatagttgcctgact ccccgtcgtg tagataacta cgatacggga 7140 gggcttacca tctggccccagtgctgcaat gataccgcga gacccacgct caccggctcc 7200 agatttatca gcaataaaccagccagccgg aagggccgag cgcagaagtg gtcctgcaac 7260 tttatccgcc tccatccagtctattaattg ttgccgggaa gctagagtaa gtagttcgcc 7320 agttaatagt ttgcgcaacgttgttgccat tgctgcaggc atcgtggtgt cacgctcgtc 7380 gtttggtatg gcttcattcagctccggttc ccaacgatca aggcgagtta catgatcccc 7440 catgttgtgc aaaaaagcggttagctcctt cggtcctccg atcgttgtca gaagtaagtt 7500 ggccgcagtg ttatcactcatggttatggc agcactgcat aattctctta ctgtcatgcc 7560 atccgtaaga tgcttttctgtgactggtga gtactcaacc aagtcattct gagaatagtg 7620 tatgcggcga ccgagttgctcttgcccggc gtcaacacgg gataataccg cgccacatag 7680 cagaacttta aaagtgctcatcattggaaa acgttcttcg gggcgaaaac tctcaaggat 7740 cttaccgctg ttgagatccagttcgatgta acccactcgt gcacccaact gatcttcagc 7800 atcttttact ttcaccagcgtttctgggtg agcaaaaaca ggaaggcaaa atgccgcaaa 7860 aaagggaata agggcgacacggaaatgttg aatactcata ctcttccttt ttcaatatta 7920 ttgaagcatt tatcagggttattgtctcat gagcggatac atatttgaat gtatttagaa 7980 aaataaacaa ataggggttccgcgcacatt tccccgaaaa gtgccacctg acgtctaaga 8040 aaccattatt atcatgacattaacctataa aaaataggcg tatcacgagg ccctttcgtc 8100 ttcaagaatt ctcatgtttgacagcttatc atcgatccac ttgtatattt ggatgaattt 8160 ttgaggaatt ctgaaccagtcctaaaacga gtaaatagga ccggcaattc ttcaagcaat 8220 aaacaggaat accaattattaaaagataac ttagtcagat cgtacaataa agctttgaag 8280 aaaaatgcgc cttattcaatctttgcataa aaaaatggcc caaaatctca cattggaaga 8340 catttgatga cctcatttctttcaatgaag ggcctaacgg agttgactaa tgttgtggga 8400 aattggaccg ataagcgtgcttctgccgtg gccaggacaa cgtatactca tcagataaca 8460 gcaatacctg atcactacttcgcactagtt tctcggtact atgcatatga tccaatatca 8520 aaggaaatga tagcattgaaggatgagact aatccaattg aggagtggca gcatatagaa 8580 cagctaaagg gtagtgctgaaggaagcata cgataccccg catggaatgg gataatatca 8640 caggaggtac tagactacctttcatcctac ataaatagac gcatataagt acgcatttaa 8700 gcataaacac gcactatgccgttcttctca tgtatatata tatacaggca acacgcagat 8760 ataggtgcga cgtgaacagtgagctgtatg tgcgcagctc gcgttgcatt ttcggaagcg 8820 ctcgttttcg gaaacgctttgaagttccta ttccgaagtt cctattctct agaaagtata 8880 ggaacttcag agcgcttttgaaaaccaaaa gcgctctgaa gacgcacttt caaaaaacca 8940 aaaacgcacc ggactgtaacgagctactaa aatattgcga ataccgcttc cacaaacatt 9000 gctcaaaagt atctctttgctatatatctc tgtgctatat ccctatataa ccatcccatc 9060 cacctttcgc tccttgaacttgcatctaaa ctcgacctct acatttttta tgtttatctc 9120 tagtattacc tcttagacaaaaaaattgta gtaagaacta ttcatagagt taatcgaaaa 9180 caatacgaaa atgtaaacatttcctatacg tagtatatag agacaaaata gaagaaaccg 9240 ttcataattt tctgaccaatgaagaatcat caacgctatc actttctgtt cacaaagtat 9300 gcgcaatcca catcggtatagaatataatc ggggatgcct ttatcttgaa aaaatgcacc 9360 cgcagcttcg ctagtaatcagtaaacgcgg gaagtggagt caggcttttt ttatggaaga 9420 gaaaatagac accaaagtagccttcttcta accttaacgg acctacagtg caaaaagtta 9480 tcaagagact gcattatagagcgcacaaag gagaaaaaaa gtaatctaag atgctttgtt 9540 agaaaaatag cgctctcgggatgcattttt gtagaacaaa aaagaagtat agattcttgt 9600 tggtaaaata gcgctctcgcgttgcatttc tgttctgtaa aaatgcagct cagattcttt 9660 gtttgaaaaa ttagcgctctcgcgttgcat ttttgtttta caaaaatgaa gcacagattc 9720 ttcgttggta aaatagcgctttcgcgttgc atttctgttc tgtaaaaatg cagctcagat 9780 tctttgtttg aaaaattagcgctctcgcgt tgcatttttg ttctacaaaa tgaagcacag 9840 atgcttcgtt aacaaagatatgctattgaa gtgcaagatg gaaacgcaga aaatgaaccg 9900 gggatgcgac gtgcaagattacctatgcaa tagatgcaat agtttctcca ggaaccgaaa 9960 tacatacatt gtcttccgtaaagcgctaga ctatatatta ttatacaggt tcaaatatac 10020 tatctgtttc agggaaaactcccaggttcg gatgttcaaa attcaatgat gggtaacaag 10080 tacgatcgta aatctgtaaaacagtttgtc ggatattagg ctgtatctcc tcaaagcgta 10140 ttcgaatatc attgagaagctgcatttttt tttttttttt tttttttttt ttttttatat 10200 atatttcaag gatataccattgtaatgtct gcccctaaga agatcgtcgt tttgccaggt 10260 gaccacgttg gtcaagaaatcacagccgaa gccattaagg ttcttaaagc tatttctgat 10320 gttcgttcca atgtcaagttcgatttcgaa aatcatttaa ttggtggtgc tgctatcgat 10380 gctacaggtg tcccacttccagatgaggcg ctggaagcct ccaagaaggt tgatgccgtt 10440 ttgttaggtg ctgtgggtggtcctaaatgg ggtaccggta gtgttagacc tgaacaaggt 10500 ttactaaaaa tccgtaaagaacttcaattg tacgccaact taagaccatg taactttgca 10560 tccgactctc ttttagacttatctccaatc aagccacaat ttgctaaagg tactgacttc 10620 gttgttgtca gagaattagtgggaggtatt tactttggta agagaaagga agacgatggt 10680 gatggtgtcg cttgggatagtgaacaatac accgttccag aagtgcaaag aatcacaaga 10740 atggccgctt tcatggccctacaacatgag ccaccattgc ctatttggtc cttggataaa 10800 gctaatgttt tggcctcttcaagattatgg agaaaaactg tggaggaaac catcaagaac 10860 gaattcccta cattgaaggttcaacatcaa ttgattgatt ctgccgccat gatcctagtt 10920 aagaacccaa cccacctaaatggtattata atcaccagca acatgtttgg tgatatcatc 10980 tccgatgaag cctccgttatcccaggttcc ttgggtttgt tgccatctgc gtccttggcc 11040 tctttgccag acaagaacaccgcatttggt ttgtacgaac catgccacgg ttctgctcca 11100 gatttgccaa agaataaggttgaccctatc gccactatct tgtctgctgc aatgatgttg 11160 aaattgtcat tgaacttgcctgaagaaggt aaggccattg aagatgcagt taaaaaggtt 11220 ttggatgcag gtatcagaactggtgattta ggtggttcca acagtaccac cgaagtcggt 11280 gatgctgtcg ccgaagaagttaagaaaatc cttgcttaaa aagattctct ttttttatga 11340 tatttgtaca aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaatgcag 11400 cgtcacatcg gataataatgatggcagcca ttgtagaagt gccttttgca tttctagtct 11460 ctttctcggt ctagctagttttactacatc gcgaagatag aatcttagat cacactgcct 11520 ttgctgagct ggatcatatgagtaacaaaa gagtggtaag gcctcgttaa aggacaagga 11580 cctgagcgga agtgtatcgtaaagtagacg gagtatacta gtatagtcta tagtccgtgg 11640 aattctaagt gccagctttataatgtcatt ctccttacta cagacccgcc tgaaagtaga 11700 cacatcatca tcagtaagctttgacaaaaa gcattgagta gctaactctt ctatgcaatc 11760 tatagctgtt ttataaggcattcaatggac agattgaggt ttttgaaaca tactagtgaa 11820 attagcctta atcccttctcgaagttaatc atgcattatg gtgtaaaaaa tgcaactcgc 11880 gttgctctac tttttcccgaatttccaaat acgcagctgg ggtgattgct cgatttcgta 11940 acgaaagttt tgtttataaaaaccgcgaaa accttctgta acagatagat ttttacagcg 12000 ctgatataca atgacatcagctgtaatgga aaataactga aatatgaatg gcgagagact 12060 gcttgcttgt attaagcaatgtattatgca gcacttccaa cctatggtgt acgatgaaag 12120 taggtgtgta atcgagacgacaagggggac ttttccagtt cctgatcatt ataagaaata 12180 caaaacgtta gcatttgcatttgttggaca tgtactgaat acagacgaca caccggtaat 12240 tgaaaaagaa ctggattggcctgatcctgc actagtgtac aatacaattg tcgatcgaat 12300 cataaatcac ccagaattatcacagtttat atcggttgca tttattagtc agttaaaggc 12360 caccatcgga gagggtttagatattaatgt aaaaggcacg ctaaaccgca ggggaaaggg 12420 tatcagaagg cctaaaggcgtattttttag atacatggaa tctccatttg tcaatacaaa 12480 ggtcactgca ttcttctcttatcttcgaga ttataataaa attgcctcag aatatcacaa 12540 taatactaaa ttcattctcacgttttcatg tcaagcatat tgggcatctg gcccaaactt 12600 ctccgccttg aagaatgttatttggtgctc cataattcat gaatacattt ctaagtttgt 12660 ggaaagagaa caggataaaggtcatatagg agatcaggag ctaccgcctg aagaggaccc 12720 ttctcgtgaa ctaaacaatgtacaacatga agtcaatagt ttaacggaac aagatgcgga 12780 ggcggatgaa ggattgtggggtgaaataga ttcattatgt gaaaaatggc agtctgaagc 12840 ggagagtcaa actgaggcggagataatagc cgacaggata attggaaata gccagaggat 12900 ggcgaacctc aaaattcgtcgtacaaagtt caaaagtgtc ttgtatcata tactaaagga 12960 actaattcaa tctcagggaaccgtaaaggt ttatcgcggt agtagttttt cacacgattc 13020 gataaagata agcttacattatgaagagca gcatattaca gccgtatggg tctacttgat 13080 agtaaaattt gaagagcattggaagcctgt tgatgtagag gtcgagttta gatgcaagtt 13140 caaggagcga aaggtggatgggtaggttat atagggatat agcacagaga tatatagcaa 13200 agagatactt ttgaggcaatgtttgtggaa gcggtattcg caatatttta gtagctcgtt 13260 acagtccggt gcgtttttggttttttgaaa gtgcgtcttc agagcgcttt tggttttcaa 13320 aagcgctctg aagttcctatactttctaga gaataggaac ttcggaatag gaacttcaaa 13380 gcgtttccga aaacgagcgcttccgaaaat gcaacgcgag ctgcgcacat acagctcact 13440 gttcacgtcg cacctatatctgcgtgttgc ctgtatatat atatacatga gaagaacggc 13500 atagtgcgtg tttatgcttaaatgcgtact tatatgcgtc tatttatgta ggatgaaagg 13560 tagtctagta cctcctgtgatattatccca ttccatgcgg ggtatcgtat gcttccttca 13620 gcactaccct ttagctgttctatatgctgc cactcctcaa ttggattagt ctcatccttc 13680 aatgcattca tttcctttgatattggatca taccctagaa gtattacgtg attttctgcc 13740 ccttaccctc gttgctactctccttttttt cgtgggaacc gctttagggc cctcagtgat 13800 ggtgttttgt aatttatatgctcctcttgc atttgtgtct ctacttcttg ttcgcctgga 13860 gggaacttct tcatttgtattagcatggtt cacttcagtc cttccttcca actcactctt 13920 tttttgctgt aaacgattctctgccgccag ttcattgaaa ctattgaata tatcctttag 13980 agattccggg atgaataaatcacctattaa agcagcttga cgatctggtg gaactaaagt 14040 aagcaattgg gtaacgacgcttacgagctt cataacatct tcttccgttg gagctggtgg 14100 gactaataac tgtgtacaatccatttttct catgagcatt tcggtagctc tcttcttgtc 14160 tttctcgggc aatcttcctattattatagc aatagatttg tatagttgct ttctattgtc 14220 taacagcttg ttattctgtagcatcaaatc tatggcagcc tgacttgctt cttgtgaaga 14280 gagcatacca tttccaatcgaagatacgct ggaatcttct gcgctagaat caagaccata 14340 cggcctaccg gttgtgagagattccatggg ccttatgaca tatcctggaa agagtagctc 14400 atcagactta cgtttactctctatatcaat atctacatca ggagcaatca tttcaataaa 14460 cagccgacat acatcccagacgctataagc tgtacgtgct tttaccgtca gattcttggc 14520 tgtttcaatg tcgtccattttggttttctt ttaccagtat tgttcgtttg ataatgtatt 14580 cttgcttatt acattataaaatctgtgcag atcacatgtc aaaacaactt tttatcacaa 14640 gatagtaccg caaaacgaacctgcgggccg tctaaaaatt aaggaaaagc agcaaaggtg 14700 catttttaaa atatgaaatgaagataccgc agtaccaatt attttcgcag tacaaataat 14760 gcgcggccgg tgcatttttcgaaagaacgc gagacaaaca ggacaattaa agttagtttt 14820 tcgagttagc gtgtttgaatactgcaagat acaagataaa tagagtagtt gaaactagat 14880 atcaattgca cacaagatcggcgctaagca tgccacaatt tggtatatta tgtaaaacac 14940 cacctaaggt gcttgttcgtcagtttgtgg aaaggtttga aagaccttca ggtgagaaaa 15000 tagcattatg tgctgctgaactaacctatt tatgttggat gattacacat aacggaacag 15060 caatcaagag agccacattcatgagctata atactatcat aagcaattcg ctgagtttcg 15120 atattgtcaa taaatcactccagtttaaat acaagacgca aaaagcaaca attctggaag 15180 cctcattaaa gaaattgattcctgcttggg aatttacaat tattccttac tatggacaaa 15240 aacatcaatc tgatatcactgatattgtaa gtagtttgca attacagttc gaatcatcgg 15300 aagaagcaga taagggaaatagccacagta aaaaaatgct aaagcacttc taagtgaggg 15360 tgaaagcatc tgggagatcactgagaaaat actaaattcg tttgagtata cttcgagatt 15420 tacaaaaaca aaaactttataccaattcct cttcctagct actttcatca attgtggaag 15480 attcagcgat attaagaacgttgatccgaa atcatttaaa ttagtccaaa ataagtatct 15540 gggagtaata atccagtgtttagtgacaga gacaaagaca agcgttagta ggcacatata 15600 cttctttagc gcaaggggtag 15621 51 3593 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Vector pPICZalphaA sequence 51 agatctaaca tccaaagacg aaaggttgaatgaaaccttt ttgccatccg acatccacag 60 gtccattctc acacataagt gccaaacgcaacaggagggg atacactagc agcagaccgt 120 tgcaaacgca ggacctccac tcctcttctcctcaacaccc acttttgcca tcgaaaaacc 180 agcccagtta ttgggcttga ttggagctcgctcattccaa ttccttctat taggctacta 240 acaccatgac tttattagcc tgtctatcctggcccccctg gcgaggttca tgtttgttta 300 tttccgaatg caacaagctc cgcattacacccgaacatca ctccagatga gggctttctg 360 agtgtggggt caaatagttt catgttccccaaatggccca aaactgacag tttaaacgct 420 gtcttggaac ctaatatgac aaaagcgtgatctcatccaa gatgaactaa gtttggttcg 480 ttgaaatgct aacggccagt tggtcaaaaagaaacttcca aaagtcggca taccgtttgt 540 cttgtttggt attgattgac gaatgctcaaaaataatctc attaatgctt agcgcagtct 600 ctctatcgct tctgaacccc ggtgcacctgtgccgaaacg caaatgggga aacacccgct 660 ttttggatga ttatgcattg tctccacattgtatgcttcc aagattctgg tgggaatact 720 gctgatagcc taacgttcat gatcaaaatttaactgttct aacccctact tgacagcaat 780 atataaacag aaggaagctg ccctgtcttaaacctttttt tttatcatca ttattagctt 840 actttcataa ttgcgactgg ttccaattgacaagcttttg attttaacga cttttaacga 900 caacttgaga agatcaaaaa acaactaattattcgaaacg atgagatttc cttcaatttt 960 tactgctgtt ttattcgcag catcctccgcattagctgct ccagtcaaca ctacaacaga 1020 agatgaaacg gcacaaattc cggctgaagctgtcatcggt tactcagatt tagaagggga 1080 tttcgatgtt gctgttttgc cattttccaacagcacaaat aacgggttat tgtttataaa 1140 tactactatt gccagcattg ctgctaaagaagaaggggta tctctcgaga aaagagaggc 1200 tgaagctgaa ttcacgtggc ccagccggccgtctcggatc ggtacctcga gccgcggcgg 1260 ccgccagctt tctagaacaa aaactcatctcagaagagga tctgaatagc gccgtcgacc 1320 atcatcatca tcatcattga gtttgtagccttagacatga ctgttcctca gttcaagttg 1380 ggcacttacg agaagaccgg tcttgctagattctaatcaa gaggatgtca gaatgccatt 1440 tgcctgagag atgcaggctt catttttgatacttttttat ttgtaaccta tatagtatag 1500 gatttttttt gtcattttgt ttcttctcgtacgagcttgc tcctgatcag cctatctcgc 1560 agctgatgaa tatcttgtgg taggggtttgggaaaatcat tcgagtttga tgtttttctt 1620 ggtatttccc actcctcttc agagtacagaagattaagtg agaccttcgt ttgtgcggat 1680 cccccacaca ccatagcttc aaaatgtttctactcctttt ttactcttcc agattttctc 1740 ggactccgcg catcgccgta ccacttcaaaacacccaagc acagcatact aaattttccc 1800 tctttcttcc tctagggtgt cgttaattacccgtactaaa ggtttggaaa agaaaaaaga 1860 gaccgcctcg tttctttttc ttcgtcgaaaaaggcaataa aaatttttat cacgtttctt 1920 tttcttgaaa tttttttttt tagtttttttctctttcagt gacctccatt gatatttaag 1980 ttaataaacg gtcttcaatt tctcaagtttcagtttcatt tttcttgttc tattacaact 2040 ttttttactt cttgttcatt agaaagaaagcatagcaatc taatctaagg ggcggtgttg 2100 acaattaatc atcggcatag tatatcggcatagtataata cgacaaggtg aggaactaaa 2160 ccatggccaa gttgaccagt gccgttccggtgctcaccgc gcgcgacgtc gccggagcgg 2220 tcgagttctg gaccgaccgg ctcgggttctcccgggactt cgtggaggac gacttcgccg 2280 gtgtggtccg ggacgacgtg accctgttcatcagcgcggt ccaggaccag gtggtgccgg 2340 acaacaccct ggcctgggtg tgggtgcgcggcctggacga gctgtacgcc gagtggtcgg 2400 aggtcgtgtc cacgaacttc cgggacgcctccgggccggc catgaccgag atcggcgagc 2460 agccgtgggg gcgggagttc gccctgcgcgacccggccgg caactgcgtg cacttcgtgg 2520 ccgaggagca ggactgacac gtccgacggcggcccacggg tcccaggcct cggagatccg 2580 tccccctttt cctttgtcga tatcatgtaattagttatgt cacgcttaca ttcacgccct 2640 ccccccacat ccgctctaac cgaaaaggaaggagttagac aacctgaagt ctaggtccct 2700 atttattttt ttatagttat gttagtattaagaacgttat ttatatttca aatttttctt 2760 ttttttctgt acagacgcgt gtacgcatgtaacattatac tgaaaacctt gcttgagaag 2820 gttttgggac gctcgaaggc tttaatttgcaagctggaga ccaacatgtg agcaaaaggc 2880 cagcaaaagg ccaggaaccg taaaaaggccgcgttgctgg cgtttttcca taggctccgc 2940 ccccctgacg agcatcacaa aaatcgacgctcaagtcaga ggtggcgaaa cccgacagga 3000 ctataaagat accaggcgtt tccccctggaagctccctcg tgcgctctcc tgttccgacc 3060 ctgccgctta ccggatacct gtccgcctttctcccttcgg gaagcgtggc gctttctcaa 3120 tgctcacgct gtaggtatct cagttcggtgtaggtcgttc gctccaagct gggctgtgtg 3180 cacgaacccc ccgttcagcc cgaccgctgcgccttatccg gtaactatcg tcttgagtcc 3240 aacccggtaa gacacgactt atcgccactggcagcagcca ctggtaacag gattagcaga 3300 gcgaggtatg taggcggtgc tacagagttcttgaagtggt ggcctaacta cggctacact 3360 agaaggacag tatttggtat ctgcgctctgctgaagccag ttaccttcgg aaaaagagtt 3420 ggtagctctt gatccggcaa acaaaccaccgctggtagcg gtggtttttt tgtttgcaag 3480 cagcagatta cgcgcagaaa aaaaggatctcaagaagatc ctttgatctt ttctacgggg 3540 tctgacgctc agtggaacga aaactcacgttaagggattt tggtcatgag atc 3593 52 3547 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Vector pPICZalphaD′ sequence 52agatctaaca tccaaagacg aaaggttgaa tgaaaccttt ttgccatccg acatccacag 60gtccattctc acacataagt gccaaacgca acaggagggg atacactagc agcagaccgt 120tgcaaacgca ggacctccac tcctcttctc ctcaacaccc acttttgcca tcgaaaaacc 180agcccagtta ttgggcttga ttggagctcg ctcattccaa ttccttctat taggctacta 240acaccatgac tttattagcc tgtctatcct ggcccccctg gcgaggttca tgtttgttta 300tttccgaatg caacaagctc cgcattacac ccgaacatca ctccagatga gggctttctg 360agtgtggggt caaatagttt catgttcccc aaatggccca aaactgacag tttaaacgct 420gtcttggaac ctaatatgac aaaagcgtga tctcatccaa gatgaactaa gtttggttcg 480ttgaaatgct aacggccagt tggtcaaaaa gaaacttcca aaagtcggca taccgtttgt 540cttgtttggt attgattgac gaatgctcaa aaataatctc attaatgctt agcgcagtct 600ctctatcgct tctgaacccc ggtgcacctg tgccgaaacg caaatgggga aacacccgct 660ttttggatga ttatgcattg tctccacatt gtatgcttcc aagattctgg tgggaatact 720gctgatagcc taacgttcat gatcaaaatt taactgttct aacccctact tgacagcaat 780atataaacag aaggaagctg ccctgtctta aacctttttt tttatcatca ttattagctt 840actttcataa ttgcgactgg ttccaattga caagcttttg attttaacga cttttaacga 900caacttgaga agatcaaaaa acaactaatt attcgaaacg atgagatttc cttcaatttt 960tactgctgtt ttattcgcag catcctccgc attagctgct ccagtcaaca ctacaacaga 1020agatgaaacg gcacaaattc cggctgaagc tgtcatcggt tactcagatt tagaagggga 1080tttcgatgtt gctgttttgc cattttccaa cagcacaaat aacgggttat tgtttataaa 1140tactactatt gccagcattg ctgctaaaga agaaggggta tctctcgaga aaaggggccc 1200gaattcgcat gcggccgcca gctttctaga acaaaaactc atctcagaag aggatctgaa 1260tagcgccgtc gaccatcatc atcatcatca ttgagtttgt agccttagac atgactgttc 1320ctcagttcaa gttgggcact tacgagaaga ccggtcttgc tagattctaa tcaagaggat 1380gtcagaatgc catttgcctg agagatgcag gcttcatttt tgatactttt ttatttgtaa 1440cctatatagt ataggatttt ttttgtcatt ttgtttcttc tcgtacgagc ttgctcctga 1500tcagcctatc tcgcagctga tgaatatctt gtggtagggg tttgggaaaa tcattcgagt 1560ttgatgtttt tcttggtatt tcccactcct cttcagagta cagaagatta agtgagacct 1620tcgtttgtgc ggatccccca cacaccatag cttcaaaatg tttctactcc ttttttactc 1680ttccagattt tctcggactc cgcgcatcgc cgtaccactt caaaacaccc aagcacagca 1740tactaaattt tccctctttc ttcctctagg gtgtcgttaa ttacccgtac taaaggtttg 1800gaaaagaaaa aagagaccgc ctcgtttctt tttcttcgtc gaaaaaggca ataaaaattt 1860ttatcacgtt tctttttctt gaaatttttt tttttagttt ttttctcttt cagtgacctc 1920cattgatatt taagttaata aacggtcttc aatttctcaa gtttcagttt catttttctt 1980gttctattac aacttttttt acttcttgtt cattagaaag aaagcatagc aatctaatct 2040aaggggcggt gttgacaatt aatcatcggc atagtatatc ggcatagtat aatacgacaa 2100ggtgaggaac taaaccatgg ccaagttgac cagtgccgtt ccggtgctca ccgcgcgcga 2160cgtcgccgga gcggtcgagt tctggaccga ccggctcggg ttctcccggg acttcgtgga 2220ggacgacttc gccggtgtgg tccgggacga cgtgaccctg ttcatcagcg cggtccagga 2280ccaggtggtg ccggacaaca ccctggcctg ggtgtgggtg cgcggcctgg acgagctgta 2340cgccgagtgg tcggaggtcg tgtccacgaa cttccgggac gcctccgggc cggccatgac 2400cgagatcggc gagcagccgt gggggcggga gttcgccctg cgcgacccgg ccggcaactg 2460cgtgcacttc gtggccgagg agcaggactg acacgtccga cggcggccca cgggtcccag 2520gcctcggaga tccgtccccc ttttcctttg tcgatatcat gtaattagtt atgtcacgct 2580tacattcacg ccctcccccc acatccgctc taaccgaaaa ggaaggagtt agacaacctg 2640aagtctaggt ccctatttat ttttttatag ttatgttagt attaagaacg ttatttatat 2700ttcaaatttt tctttttttt ctgtacagac gcgtgtacgc atgtaacatt atactgaaaa 2760ccttgcttga gaaggttttg ggacgctcga aggctttaat ttgcaagctg gagaccaaca 2820tgtgagcaaa aggccagcaa aaggccagga accgtaaaaa ggccgcgttg ctggcgtttt 2880tccataggct ccgcccccct gacgagcatc acaaaaatcg acgctcaagt cagaggtggc 2940gaaacccgac aggactataa agataccagg cgtttccccc tggaagctcc ctcgtgcgct 3000ctcctgttcc gaccctgccg cttaccggat acctgtccgc ctttctccct tcgggaagcg 3060tggcgctttc tcaatgctca cgctgtaggt atctcagttc ggtgtaggtc gttcgctcca 3120agctgggctg tgtgcacgaa ccccccgttc agcccgaccg ctgcgcctta tccggtaact 3180atcgtcttga gtccaacccg gtaagacacg acttatcgcc actggcagca gccactggta 3240acaggattag cagagcgagg tatgtaggcg gtgctacaga gttcttgaag tggtggccta 3300actacggcta cactagaagg acagtatttg gtatctgcgc tctgctgaag ccagttacct 3360tcggaaaaag agttggtagc tcttgatccg gcaaacaaac caccgctggt agcggtggtt 3420tttttgtttg caagcagcag attacgcgca gaaaaaaagg atctcaagaa gatcctttga 3480tcttttctac ggggtctgac gctcagtgga acgaaaactc acgttaaggg attttggtca 3540tgagatc 3547 53 3558 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of ArtificialSequence Vector pPICZalphaE′ sequence 53 agatctaaca tccaaagacgaaaggttgaa tgaaaccttt ttgccatccg acatccacag 60 gtccattctc acacataagtgccaaacgca acaggagggg atacactagc agcagaccgt 120 tgcaaacgca ggacctccactcctcttctc ctcaacaccc acttttgcca tcgaaaaacc 180 agcccagtta ttgggcttgattggagctcg ctcattccaa ttccttctat taggctacta 240 acaccatgac tttattagcctgtctatcct ggcccccctg gcgaggttca tgtttgttta 300 tttccgaatg caacaagctccgcattacac ccgaacatca ctccagatga gggctttctg 360 agtgtggggt caaatagtttcatgttcccc aaatggccca aaactgacag tttaaacgct 420 gtcttggaac ctaatatgacaaaagcgtga tctcatccaa gatgaactaa gtttggttcg 480 ttgaaatgct aacggccagttggtcaaaaa gaaacttcca aaagtcggca taccgtttgt 540 cttgtttggt attgattgacgaatgctcaa aaataatctc attaatgctt agcgcagtct 600 ctctatcgct tctgaaccccggtgcacctg tgccgaaacg caaatgggga aacacccgct 660 ttttggatga ttatgcattgtctccacatt gtatgcttcc aagattctgg tgggaatact 720 gctgatagcc taacgttcatgatcaaaatt taactgttct aacccctact tgacagcaat 780 atataaacag aaggaagctgccctgtctta aacctttttt tttatcatca ttattagctt 840 actttcataa ttgcgactggttccaattga caagcttttg attttaacga cttttaacga 900 caacttgaga agatcaaaaaacaactaatt attcgaaacg atgagatttc cttcaatttt 960 tactgctgtt ttattcgcagcatcctccgc attagctgct ccagtcaaca ctacaacaga 1020 agatgaaacg gcacaaattccggctgaagc tgtcatcggt tactcagatt tagaagggga 1080 tttcgatgtt gctgttttgccattttccaa cagcacaaat aacgggttat tgtttataaa 1140 tactactatt gccagcattgctgctaaaga agaaggggta tctctcgaga aaagagaggc 1200 tgaagcctgc agcatatgctcgaggccgcc agctttctag aacaaaaact catctcagaa 1260 gaggatctga atagcgccgtcgaccatcat catcatcatc attgagtttg tagccttaga 1320 catgactgtt cctcagttcaagttgggcac ttacgagaag accggtcttg ctagattcta 1380 atcaagagga tgtcagaatgccatttgcct gagagatgca ggcttcattt ttgatacttt 1440 tttatttgta acctatatagtataggattt tttttgtcat tttgtttctt ctcgtacgag 1500 cttgctcctg atcagcctatctcgcagctg atgaatatct tgtggtaggg gtttgggaaa 1560 atcattcgag tttgatgtttttcttggtat ttcccactcc tcttcagagt acagaagatt 1620 aagtgagacc ttcgtttgtgcggatccccc acacaccata gcttcaaaat gtttctactc 1680 cttttttact cttccagattttctcggact ccgcgcatcg ccgtaccact tcaaaacacc 1740 caagcacagc atactaaattttccctcttt cttcctctag ggtgtcgtta attacccgta 1800 ctaaaggttt ggaaaagaaaaaagagaccg cctcgtttct ttttcttcgt cgaaaaaggc 1860 aataaaaatt tttatcacgtttctttttct tgaaattttt ttttttagtt tttttctctt 1920 tcagtgacct ccattgatatttaagttaat aaacggtctt caatttctca agtttcagtt 1980 tcatttttct tgttctattacaactttttt tacttcttgt tcattagaaa gaaagcatag 2040 caatctaatc taaggggcggtgttgacaat taatcatcgg catagtatat cggcatagta 2100 taatacgaca aggtgaggaactaaaccatg gccaagttga ccagtgccgt tccggtgctc 2160 accgcgcgcg acgtcgccggagcggtcgag ttctggaccg accggctcgg gttctcccgg 2220 gacttcgtgg aggacgacttcgccggtgtg gtccgggacg acgtgaccct gttcatcagc 2280 gcggtccagg accaggtggtgccggacaac accctggcct gggtgtgggt gcgcggcctg 2340 gacgagctgt acgccgagtggtcggaggtc gtgtccacga acttccggga cgcctccggg 2400 ccggccatga ccgagatcggcgagcagccg tgggggcggg agttcgccct gcgcgacccg 2460 gccggcaact gcgtgcacttcgtggccgag gagcaggact gacacgtccg acggcggccc 2520 acgggtccca ggcctcggagatccgtcccc cttttccttt gtcgatatca tgtaattagt 2580 tatgtcacgc ttacattcacgccctccccc cacatccgct ctaaccgaaa aggaaggagt 2640 tagacaacct gaagtctaggtccctattta tttttttata gttatgttag tattaagaac 2700 gttatttata tttcaaatttttcttttttt tctgtacaga cgcgtgtacg catgtaacat 2760 tatactgaaa accttgcttgagaaggtttt gggacgctcg aaggctttaa tttgcaagct 2820 ggagaccaac atgtgagcaaaaggccagca aaaggccagg aaccgtaaaa aggccgcgtt 2880 gctggcgttt ttccataggctccgcccccc tgacgagcat cacaaaaatc gacgctcaag 2940 tcagaggtgg cgaaacccgacaggactata aagataccag gcgtttcccc ctggaagctc 3000 cctcgtgcgc tctcctgttccgaccctgcc gcttaccgga tacctgtccg cctttctccc 3060 ttcgggaagc gtggcgctttctcaatgctc acgctgtagg tatctcagtt cggtgtaggt 3120 cgttcgctcc aagctgggctgtgtgcacga accccccgtt cagcccgacc gctgcgcctt 3180 atccggtaac tatcgtcttgagtccaaccc ggtaagacac gacttatcgc cactggcagc 3240 agccactggt aacaggattagcagagcgag gtatgtaggc ggtgctacag agttcttgaa 3300 gtggtggcct aactacggctacactagaag gacagtattt ggtatctgcg ctctgctgaa 3360 gccagttacc ttcggaaaaagagttggtag ctcttgatcc ggcaaacaaa ccaccgctgg 3420 tagcggtggt ttttttgtttgcaagcagca gattacgcgc agaaaaaaag gatctcaaga 3480 agatcctttg atcttttctacggggtctga cgctcagtgg aacgaaaact cacgttaagg 3540 gattttggtc atgagatc3558 54 28 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial SequenceSynthetic probe or primer 54 tcgagaaaag gggcccgaat tcgcatgc 28 55 28 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probeor primer 55 ggccgcatgc gaattcgggc cccttttc 28 56 35 DNA ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probe or primer 56tcgagaaaag agaggctgaa gcctgcagca tatgc 35 57 35 DNA Artificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Synthetic probe or primer 57ggccgcatat gctgcaggct tcagcctctc ttttc 35 58 3997 DNA ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence Vector pPICZalphaD′E1sH6sequence 58 agatctaaca tccaaagacg aaaggttgaa tgaaaccttt ttgccatccgacatccacag 60 gtccattctc acacataagt gccaaacgca acaggagggg atacactagcagcagaccgt 120 tgcaaacgca ggacctccac tcctcttctc ctcaacaccc acttttgccatcgaaaaacc 180 agcccagtta ttgggcttga ttggagctcg ctcattccaa ttccttctattaggctacta 240 acaccatgac tttattagcc tgtctatcct ggcccccctg gcgaggttcatgtttgttta 300 tttccgaatg caacaagctc cgcattacac ccgaacatca ctccagatgagggctttctg 360 agtgtggggt caaatagttt catgttcccc aaatggccca aaactgacagtttaaacgct 420 gtcttggaac ctaatatgac aaaagcgtga tctcatccaa gatgaactaagtttggttcg 480 ttgaaatgct aacggccagt tggtcaaaaa gaaacttcca aaagtcggcataccgtttgt 540 cttgtttggt attgattgac gaatgctcaa aaataatctc attaatgcttagcgcagtct 600 ctctatcgct tctgaacccc ggtgcacctg tgccgaaacg caaatggggaaacacccgct 660 ttttggatga ttatgcattg tctccacatt gtatgcttcc aagattctggtgggaatact 720 gctgatagcc taacgttcat gatcaaaatt taactgttct aacccctacttgacagcaat 780 atataaacag aaggaagctg ccctgtctta aacctttttt tttatcatcattattagctt 840 actttcataa ttgcgactgg ttccaattga caagcttttg attttaacgacttttaacga 900 caacttgaga agatcaaaaa acaactaatt attcgaaacg atgagatttccttcaatttt 960 tactgctgtt ttattcgcag catcctccgc attagctgct ccagtcaacactacaacaga 1020 agatgaaacg gcacaaattc cggctgaagc tgtcatcggt tactcagatttagaagggga 1080 tttcgatgtt gctgttttgc cattttccaa cagcacaaat aacgggttattgtttataaa 1140 tactactatt gccagcattg ctgctaaaga agaaggggta tctctcgagaaaaggtatga 1200 ggtgcgcaac gtgtccggga tgtaccatgt cacgaacgac tgctccaactcaagcattgt 1260 gtatgaggca gcggacatga tcatgcacac ccccgggtgc gtgccctgcgttcgggagaa 1320 caactcttcc cgctgctggg tagcgctcac ccccacgctc gcagctaggaacgccagcgt 1380 ccccactacg acaatacgac gccacgtcga tttgctcgtt ggggcggctgctttctgttc 1440 cgctatgtac gtgggggatc tctgcggatc tgtcttcctc gtctcccagctgttcaccat 1500 ctcgcctcgc cggcatgaga cggtgcagga ctgcaattgc tcaatctatcccggccacat 1560 aacaggtcac cgtatggctt gggatatgat gatgaactgg caccaccaccatcaccatta 1620 aagatctaag cttgaatccc gcggccatgc gaattcgcat gcggccgccagctttctaga 1680 acaaaaactc atctcagaag aggatctgaa tagcgccgtc gaccatcatcatcatcatca 1740 ttgagtttgt agccttagac atgactgttc ctcagttcaa gttgggcacttacgagaaga 1800 ccggtcttgc tagattctaa tcaagaggat gtcagaatgc catttgcctgagagatgcag 1860 gcttcatttt tgatactttt ttatttgtaa cctatatagt ataggattttttttgtcatt 1920 ttgtttcttc tcgtacgagc ttgctcctga tcagcctatc tcgcagctgatgaatatctt 1980 gtggtagggg tttgggaaaa tcattcgagt ttgatgtttt tcttggtatttcccactcct 2040 cttcagagta cagaagatta agtgagacct tcgtttgtgc ggatcccccacacaccatag 2100 cttcaaaatg tttctactcc ttttttactc ttccagattt tctcggactccgcgcatcgc 2160 cgtaccactt caaaacaccc aagcacagca tactaaattt tccctctttcttcctctagg 2220 gtgtcgttaa ttacccgtac taaaggtttg gaaaagaaaa aagagaccgcctcgtttctt 2280 tttcttcgtc gaaaaaggca ataaaaattt ttatcacgtt tctttttcttgaaatttttt 2340 tttttagttt ttttctcttt cagtgacctc cattgatatt taagttaataaacggtcttc 2400 aatttctcaa gtttcagttt catttttctt gttctattac aactttttttacttcttgtt 2460 cattagaaag aaagcatagc aatctaatct aaggggcggt gttgacaattaatcatcggc 2520 atagtatatc ggcatagtat aatacgacaa ggtgaggaac taaaccatggccaagttgac 2580 cagtgccgtt ccggtgctca ccgcgcgcga cgtcgccgga gcggtcgagttctggaccga 2640 ccggctcggg ttctcccggg acttcgtgga ggacgacttc gccggtgtggtccgggacga 2700 cgtgaccctg ttcatcagcg cggtccagga ccaggtggtg ccggacaacaccctggcctg 2760 ggtgtgggtg cgcggcctgg acgagctgta cgccgagtgg tcggaggtcgtgtccacgaa 2820 cttccgggac gcctccgggc cggccatgac cgagatcggc gagcagccgtgggggcggga 2880 gttcgccctg cgcgacccgg ccggcaactg cgtgcacttc gtggccgaggagcaggactg 2940 acacgtccga cggcggccca cgggtcccag gcctcggaga tccgtcccccttttcctttg 3000 tcgatatcat gtaattagtt atgtcacgct tacattcacg ccctccccccacatccgctc 3060 taaccgaaaa ggaaggagtt agacaacctg aagtctaggt ccctatttatttttttatag 3120 ttatgttagt attaagaacg ttatttatat ttcaaatttt tcttttttttctgtacagac 3180 gcgtgtacgc atgtaacatt atactgaaaa ccttgcttga gaaggttttgggacgctcga 3240 aggctttaat ttgcaagctg gagaccaaca tgtgagcaaa aggccagcaaaaggccagga 3300 accgtaaaaa ggccgcgttg ctggcgtttt tccataggct ccgcccccctgacgagcatc 3360 acaaaaatcg acgctcaagt cagaggtggc gaaacccgac aggactataaagataccagg 3420 cgtttccccc tggaagctcc ctcgtgcgct ctcctgttcc gaccctgccgcttaccggat 3480 acctgtccgc ctttctccct tcgggaagcg tggcgctttc tcaatgctcacgctgtaggt 3540 atctcagttc ggtgtaggtc gttcgctcca agctgggctg tgtgcacgaaccccccgttc 3600 agcccgaccg ctgcgcctta tccggtaact atcgtcttga gtccaacccggtaagacacg 3660 acttatcgcc actggcagca gccactggta acaggattag cagagcgaggtatgtaggcg 3720 gtgctacaga gttcttgaag tggtggccta actacggcta cactagaaggacagtatttg 3780 gtatctgcgc tctgctgaag ccagttacct tcggaaaaag agttggtagctcttgatccg 3840 gcaaacaaac caccgctggt agcggtggtt tttttgtttg caagcagcagattacgcgca 3900 gaaaaaaagg atctcaagaa gatcctttga tcttttctac ggggtctgacgctcagtgga 3960 acgaaaactc acgttaaggg attttggtca tgagatc 3997 59 4004DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpPICZalphaE′E1sH6 sequence 59 agatctaaca tccaaagacg aaaggttgaatgaaaccttt ttgccatccg acatccacag 60 gtccattctc acacataagt gccaaacgcaacaggagggg atacactagc agcagaccgt 120 tgcaaacgca ggacctccac tcctcttctcctcaacaccc acttttgcca tcgaaaaacc 180 agcccagtta ttgggcttga ttggagctcgctcattccaa ttccttctat taggctacta 240 acaccatgac tttattagcc tgtctatcctggcccccctg gcgaggttca tgtttgttta 300 tttccgaatg caacaagctc cgcattacacccgaacatca ctccagatga gggctttctg 360 agtgtggggt caaatagttt catgttccccaaatggccca aaactgacag tttaaacgct 420 gtcttggaac ctaatatgac aaaagcgtgatctcatccaa gatgaactaa gtttggttcg 480 ttgaaatgct aacggccagt tggtcaaaaagaaacttcca aaagtcggca taccgtttgt 540 cttgtttggt attgattgac gaatgctcaaaaataatctc attaatgctt agcgcagtct 600 ctctatcgct tctgaacccc ggtgcacctgtgccgaaacg caaatgggga aacacccgct 660 ttttggatga ttatgcattg tctccacattgtatgcttcc aagattctgg tgggaatact 720 gctgatagcc taacgttcat gatcaaaatttaactgttct aacccctact tgacagcaat 780 atataaacag aaggaagctg ccctgtcttaaacctttttt tttatcatca ttattagctt 840 actttcataa ttgcgactgg ttccaattgacaagcttttg attttaacga cttttaacga 900 caacttgaga agatcaaaaa acaactaattattcgaaacg atgagatttc cttcaatttt 960 tactgctgtt ttattcgcag catcctccgcattagctgct ccagtcaaca ctacaacaga 1020 agatgaaacg gcacaaattc cggctgaagctgtcatcggt tactcagatt tagaagggga 1080 tttcgatgtt gctgttttgc cattttccaacagcacaaat aacgggttat tgtttataaa 1140 tactactatt gccagcattg ctgctaaagaagaaggggta tctctcgaga aaagagaggc 1200 tgaagcctat gaggtgcgca acgtgtccgggatgtaccat gtcacgaacg actgctccaa 1260 ctcaagcatt gtgtatgagg cagcggacatgatcatgcac acccccgggt gcgtgccctg 1320 cgttcgggag aacaactctt cccgctgctgggtagcgctc acccccacgc tcgcagctag 1380 gaacgccagc gtccccacta cgacaatacgacgccacgtc gatttgctcg ttggggcggc 1440 tgctttctgt tccgctatgt acgtgggggatctctgcgga tctgtcttcc tcgtctccca 1500 gctgttcacc atctcgcctc gccggcatgagacggtgcag gactgcaatt gctcaatcta 1560 tcccggccac ataacgggtc accgtatggcttgggatatg atgatgaact ggcaccacca 1620 ccatcaccat taaagatcta agcttgaatcccgcggccat ggcatatgcg gccgccagct 1680 ttctagaaca aaaactcatc tcagaagaggatctgaatag cgccgtcgac catcatcatc 1740 atcatcattg agtttgtagc cttagacatgactgttcctc agttcaagtt gggcacttac 1800 gagaagaccg gtcttgctag attctaatcaagaggatgtc agaatgccat ttgcctgaga 1860 gatgcaggct tcatttttga tacttttttatttgtaacct atatagtata ggattttttt 1920 tgtcattttg tttcttctcg tacgagcttgctcctgatca gcctatctcg cagctgatga 1980 atatcttgtg gtaggggttt gggaaaatcattcgagtttg atgtttttct tggtatttcc 2040 cactcctctt cagagtacag aagattaagtgagaccttcg tttgtgcgga tcccccacac 2100 accatagctt caaaatgttt ctactccttttttactcttc cagattttct cggactccgc 2160 gcatcgccgt accacttcaa aacacccaagcacagcatac taaattttcc ctctttcttc 2220 ctctagggtg tcgttaatta cccgtactaaaggtttggaa aagaaaaaag agaccgcctc 2280 gtttcttttt cttcgtcgaa aaaggcaataaaaattttta tcacgtttct ttttcttgaa 2340 attttttttt ttagtttttt tctctttcagtgacctccat tgatatttaa gttaataaac 2400 ggtcttcaat ttctcaagtt tcagtttcatttttcttgtt ctattacaac tttttttact 2460 tcttgttcat tagaaagaaa gcatagcaatctaatctaag gggcggtgtt gacaattaat 2520 catcggcata gtatatcggc atagtataatacgacaaggt gaggaactaa accatggcca 2580 agttgaccag tgccgttccg gtgctcaccgcgcgcgacgt cgccggagcg gtcgagttct 2640 ggaccgaccg gctcgggttc tcccgggacttcgtggagga cgacttcgcc ggtgtggtcc 2700 gggacgacgt gaccctgttc atcagcgcggtccaggacca ggtggtgccg gacaacaccc 2760 tggcctgggt gtgggtgcgc ggcctggacgagctgtacgc cgagtggtcg gaggtcgtgt 2820 ccacgaactt ccgggacgcc tccgggccggccatgaccga gatcggcgag cagccgtggg 2880 ggcgggagtt cgccctgcgc gacccggccggcaactgcgt gcacttcgtg gccgaggagc 2940 aggactgaca cgtccgacgg cggcccacgggtcccaggcc tcggagatcc gtcccccttt 3000 tcctttgtcg atatcatgta attagttatgtcacgcttac attcacgccc tccccccaca 3060 tccgctctaa ccgaaaagga aggagttagacaacctgaag tctaggtccc tatttatttt 3120 tttatagtta tgttagtatt aagaacgttatttatatttc aaatttttct tttttttctg 3180 tacagacgcg tgtacgcatg taacattatactgaaaacct tgcttgagaa ggttttggga 3240 cgctcgaagg ctttaatttg caagctggagaccaacatgt gagcaaaagg ccagcaaaag 3300 gccaggaacc gtaaaaaggc cgcgttgctggcgtttttcc ataggctccg cccccctgac 3360 gagcatcaca aaaatcgacg ctcaagtcagaggtggcgaa acccgacagg actataaaga 3420 taccaggcgt ttccccctgg aagctccctcgtgcgctctc ctgttccgac cctgccgctt 3480 accggatacc tgtccgcctt tctcccttcgggaagcgtgg cgctttctca atgctcacgc 3540 tgtaggtatc tcagttcggt gtaggtcgttcgctccaagc tgggctgtgt gcacgaaccc 3600 cccgttcagc ccgaccgctg cgccttatccggtaactatc gtcttgagtc caacccggta 3660 agacacgact tatcgccact ggcagcagccactggtaaca ggattagcag agcgaggtat 3720 gtaggcggtg ctacagagtt cttgaagtggtggcctaact acggctacac tagaaggaca 3780 gtatttggta tctgcgctct gctgaagccagttaccttcg gaaaaagagt tggtagctct 3840 tgatccggca aacaaaccac cgctggtagcggtggttttt ttgtttgcaa gcagcagatt 3900 acgcgcagaa aaaaaggatc tcaagaagatcctttgatct tttctacggg gtctgacgct 3960 cagtggaacg aaaactcacg ttaagggattttggtcatga gatc 4004 60 4492 DNA Artificial Sequence Description ofArtificial Sequence Vector pPICZalphaD′E2sH6 sequence 60 agatctaacatccaaagacg aaaggttgaa tgaaaccttt ttgccatccg acatccacag 60 gtccattctcacacataagt gccaaacgca acaggagggg atacactagc agcagaccgt 120 tgcaaacgcaggacctccac tcctcttctc ctcaacaccc acttttgcca tcgaaaaacc 180 agcccagttattgggcttga ttggagctcg ctcattccaa ttccttctat taggctacta 240 acaccatgactttattagcc tgtctatcct ggcccccctg gcgaggttca tgtttgttta 300 tttccgaatgcaacaagctc cgcattacac ccgaacatca ctccagatga gggctttctg 360 agtgtggggtcaaatagttt catgttcccc aaatggccca aaactgacag tttaaacgct 420 gtcttggaacctaatatgac aaaagcgtga tctcatccaa gatgaactaa gtttggttcg 480 ttgaaatgctaacggccagt tggtcaaaaa gaaacttcca aaagtcggca taccgtttgt 540 cttgtttggtattgattgac gaatgctcaa aaataatctc attaatgctt agcgcagtct 600 ctctatcgcttctgaacccc ggtgcacctg tgccgaaacg caaatgggga aacacccgct 660 ttttggatgattatgcattg tctccacatt gtatgcttcc aagattctgg tgggaatact 720 gctgatagcctaacgttcat gatcaaaatt taactgttct aacccctact tgacagcaat 780 atataaacagaaggaagctg ccctgtctta aacctttttt tttatcatca ttattagctt 840 actttcataattgcgactgg ttccaattga caagcttttg attttaacga cttttaacga 900 caacttgagaagatcaaaaa acaactaatt attcgaaacg atgagatttc cttcaatttt 960 tactgctgttttattcgcag catcctccgc attagctgct ccagtcaaca ctacaacaga 1020 agatgaaacggcacaaattc cggctgaagc tgtcatcggt tactcagatt tagaagggga 1080 tttcgatgttgctgttttgc cattttccaa cagcacaaat aacgggttat tgtttataaa 1140 tactactattgccagcattg ctgctaaaga agaaggggta tctctcgaga aaaggcatac 1200 ccgcgtgtcaggaggggcag cagcctccga taccaggggc cttgtgtccc tctttagccc 1260 cgggtcggctcagaaaatcc agctcgtaaa caccaacggc agttggcaca tcaacaggac 1320 tgccctgaactgcaacgact ccctccaaac agggttcttt gccgcactat tctacaaaca 1380 caaattcaactcgtctggat gcccagagcg cttggccagc tgtcgctcca tcgacaagtt 1440 cgctcaggggtggggtcccc tcacttacac tgagcctaac agctcggacc agaggcccta 1500 ctgctggcactacgcgcctc gaccgtgtgg tattgtaccc gcgtctcagg tgtgcggtcc 1560 agtgtattgcttcaccccga gccctgttgt ggtggggacg accgatcggt ttggtgtccc 1620 cacgtataactggggggcga acgactcgga tgtgctgatt ctcaacaaca cgcggccgcc 1680 gcgaggcaactggttcggct gtacatggat gaatggcact gggttcacca agacgtgtgg 1740 gggccccccgtgcaacatcg ggggggccgg caacaacacc ttgacctgcc ccactgactg 1800 ttttcggaagcaccccgagg ccacctacgc cagatgcggt tctgggccct ggctgacacc 1860 taggtgtatggttcattacc catataggct ctggcactac ccctgcactg tcaacttcac 1920 catcttcaaggttaggatgt acgtgggggg cgtggagcac aggttcgaag ccgcatgcaa 1980 ttggactcgaggagagcgtt gtgacttgga ggacagggat agatcagagc ttagcccgct 2040 gctgctgtctacaacagagt ggcaggtgat cgagggcaga caccatcacc accatcacta 2100 atagttaattaactgcaggc atgcaagctt atcgataccg tcgacgaatt cgcatgcggc 2160 cgccagctttctagaacaaa aactcatctc agaagaggat ctgaatagcg ccgtcgacca 2220 tcatcatcatcatcattgag tttgtagcct tagacatgac tgttcctcag ttcaagttgg 2280 gcacttacgagaagaccggt cttgctagat tctaatcaag aggatgtcag aatgccattt 2340 gcctgagagatgcaggcttc atttttgata cttttttatt tgtaacctat atagtatagg 2400 attttttttgtcattttgtt tcttctcgta cgagcttgct cctgatcagc ctatctcgca 2460 gctgatgaatatcttgtggt aggggtttgg gaaaatcatt cgagtttgat gtttttcttg 2520 gtatttcccactcctcttca gagtacagaa gattaagtga gaccttcgtt tgtgcggatc 2580 ccccacacaccatagcttca aaatgtttct actccttttt tactcttcca gattttctcg 2640 gactccgcgcatcgccgtac cacttcaaaa cacccaagca cagcatacta aattttccct 2700 ctttcttcctctagggtgtc gttaattacc cgtactaaag gtttggaaaa gaaaaaagag 2760 accgcctcgtttctttttct tcgtcgaaaa aggcaataaa aatttttatc acgtttcttt 2820 ttcttgaaattttttttttt agtttttttc tctttcagtg acctccattg atatttaagt 2880 taataaacggtcttcaattt ctcaagtttc agtttcattt ttcttgttct attacaactt 2940 tttttacttcttgttcatta gaaagaaagc atagcaatct aatctaaggg gcggtgttga 3000 caattaatcatcggcatagt atatcggcat agtataatac gacaaggtga ggaactaaac 3060 catggccaagttgaccagtg ccgttccggt gctcaccgcg cgcgacgtcg ccggagcggt 3120 cgagttctggaccgaccggc tcgggttctc ccgggacttc gtggaggacg acttcgccgg 3180 tgtggtccgggacgacgtga ccctgttcat cagcgcggtc caggaccagg tggtgccgga 3240 caacaccctggcctgggtgt gggtgcgcgg cctggacgag ctgtacgccg agtggtcgga 3300 ggtcgtgtccacgaacttcc gggacgcctc cgggccggcc atgaccgaga tcggcgagca 3360 gccgtgggggcgggagttcg ccctgcgcga cccggccggc aactgcgtgc acttcgtggc 3420 cgaggagcaggactgacacg tccgacggcg gcccacgggt cccaggcctc ggagatccgt 3480 cccccttttcctttgtcgat atcatgtaat tagttatgtc acgcttacat tcacgccctc 3540 cccccacatccgctctaacc gaaaaggaag gagttagaca acctgaagtc taggtcccta 3600 tttatttttttatagttatg ttagtattaa gaacgttatt tatatttcaa atttttcttt 3660 tttttctgtacagacgcgtg tacgcatgta acattatact gaaaaccttg cttgagaagg 3720 ttttgggacgctcgaaggct ttaatttgca agctggagac caacatgtga gcaaaaggcc 3780 agcaaaaggccaggaaccgt aaaaaggccg cgttgctggc gtttttccat aggctccgcc 3840 cccctgacgagcatcacaaa aatcgacgct caagtcagag gtggcgaaac ccgacaggac 3900 tataaagataccaggcgttt ccccctggaa gctccctcgt gcgctctcct gttccgaccc 3960 tgccgcttaccggatacctg tccgcctttc tcccttcggg aagcgtggcg ctttctcaat 4020 gctcacgctgtaggtatctc agttcggtgt aggtcgttcg ctccaagctg ggctgtgtgc 4080 acgaaccccccgttcagccc gaccgctgcg ccttatccgg taactatcgt cttgagtcca 4140 acccggtaagacacgactta tcgccactgg cagcagccac tggtaacagg attagcagag 4200 cgaggtatgtaggcggtgct acagagttct tgaagtggtg gcctaactac ggctacacta 4260 gaaggacagtatttggtatc tgcgctctgc tgaagccagt taccttcgga aaaagagttg 4320 gtagctcttgatccggcaaa caaaccaccg ctggtagcgg tggttttttt gtttgcaagc 4380 agcagattacgcgcagaaaa aaaggatctc aagaagatcc tttgatcttt tctacggggt 4440 ctgacgctcagtggaacgaa aactcacgtt aagggatttt ggtcatgaga tc 4492 61 4431 DNAArtificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence VectorpPICZalphaE′E2sH6 sequence 61 agatctaaca tccaaagacg aaaggttgaatgaaaccttt ttgccatccg acatccacag 60 gtccattctc acacataagt gccaaacgcaacaggagggg atacactagc agcagaccgt 120 tgcaaacgca ggacctccac tcctcttctcctcaacaccc acttttgcca tcgaaaaacc 180 agcccagtta ttgggcttga ttggagctcgctcattccaa ttccttctat taggctacta 240 acaccatgac tttattagcc tgtctatcctggcccccctg gcgaggttca tgtttgttta 300 tttccgaatg caacaagctc cgcattacacccgaacatca ctccagatga gggctttctg 360 agtgtggggt caaatagttt catgttccccaaatggccca aaactgacag tttaaacgct 420 gtcttggaac ctaatatgac aaaagcgtgatctcatccaa gatgaactaa gtttggttcg 480 ttgaaatgct aacggccagt tggtcaaaaagaaacttcca aaagtcggca taccgtttgt 540 cttgtttggt attgattgac gaatgctcaaaaataatctc attaatgctt agcgcagtct 600 ctctatcgct tctgaacccc ggtgcacctgtgccgaaacg caaatgggga aacacccgct 660 ttttggatga ttatgcattg tctccacattgtatgcttcc aagattctgg tgggaatact 720 gctgatagcc taacgttcat gatcaaaatttaactgttct aacccctact tgacagcaat 780 atataaacag aaggaagctg ccctgtcttaaacctttttt tttatcatca ttattagctt 840 actttcataa ttgcgactgg ttccaattgacaagcttttg attttaacga cttttaacga 900 caacttgaga agatcaaaaa acaactaattattcgaaacg atgagatttc cttcaatttt 960 tactgctgtt ttattcgcag catcctccgcattagctgct ccagtcaaca ctacaacaga 1020 agatgaaacg gcacaaattc cggctgaagctgtcatcggt tactcagatt tagaagggga 1080 tttcgatgtt gctgttttgc cattttccaacagcacaaat aacgggttat tgtttataaa 1140 tactactatt gccagcattg ctgctaaagaagaaggggta tctctcgaga aaagagaggc 1200 tgaagcccat acccgcgtgt caggaggggcagcagcctcc gataccaggg gccttgtgtc 1260 cctctttagc cccgggtcgg ctcagaaaatccagctcgta aacaccaacg gcagttggca 1320 catcaacagg actgccctga actgcaacgactccctccaa acagggttct ttgccgcact 1380 attctacaaa cacaaattca actcgtctggatgcccagag cgcttggcca gctgtcgctc 1440 catcgacaag ttcgctcagg ggtggggtcccctcacttac actgagccta acagctcgga 1500 ccagaggccc tactgctggc actacgcgcctcgaccgtgt ggtattgtac ccgcgtctca 1560 ggtgtgcggt ccagtgtatt gcttcaccccgagccctgtt gtggtgggga cgaccgatcg 1620 gtttggtgtc cccacgtata actggggggcgaacgactcg gatgtgctga ttctcaacaa 1680 cacgcggccg ccgcgaggca actggttcggctgtacatgg atgaatggca ctgggttcac 1740 caagacgtgt gggggccccc cgtgcaacatcgggggggcc ggcaacaaca ccttgacctg 1800 ccccactgac tgttttcgga agcaccccgaggccacctac gccagatgcg gttctgggcc 1860 ctggctgaca cctaggtgta tggttcattacccatatagg ctctggcact acccctgcac 1920 tgtcaacttc accatcttca aggttaggatgtacgtgggg ggcgtggagc acaggttcga 1980 agccgcatgc aattggactc gaggagagcgttgtgacttg gaggacaggg atagatcaga 2040 gcttagcccg ctgctgctgt ctacaacagagtggcaggtg atcgagggca gacaccatca 2100 ccaccatcac taatagttaa ttaactgcaggcatgcaagc ttatcgatac cgtcgaccat 2160 catcatcatc atcattgagt ttgtagccttagacatgact gttcctcagt tcaagttggg 2220 cacttacgag aagaccggtc ttgctagattctaatcaaga ggatgtcaga atgccatttg 2280 cctgagagat gcaggcttca tttttgatacttttttattt gtaacctata tagtatagga 2340 ttttttttgt cattttgttt cttctcgtacgagcttgctc ctgatcagcc tatctcgcag 2400 ctgatgaata tcttgtggta ggggtttgggaaaatcattc gagtttgatg tttttcttgg 2460 tatttcccac tcctcttcag agtacagaagattaagtgag accttcgttt gtgcggatcc 2520 cccacacacc atagcttcaa aatgtttctactcctttttt actcttccag attttctcgg 2580 actccgcgca tcgccgtacc acttcaaaacacccaagcac agcatactaa attttccctc 2640 tttcttcctc tagggtgtcg ttaattacccgtactaaagg tttggaaaag aaaaaagaga 2700 ccgcctcgtt tctttttctt cgtcgaaaaaggcaataaaa atttttatca cgtttctttt 2760 tcttgaaatt ttttttttta gtttttttctctttcagtga cctccattga tatttaagtt 2820 aataaacggt cttcaatttc tcaagtttcagtttcatttt tcttgttcta ttacaacttt 2880 ttttacttct tgttcattag aaagaaagcatagcaatcta atctaagggg cggtgttgac 2940 aattaatcat cggcatagta tatcggcatagtataatacg acaaggtgag gaactaaacc 3000 atggccaagt tgaccagtgc cgttccggtgctcaccgcgc gcgacgtcgc cggagcggtc 3060 gagttctgga ccgaccggct cgggttctcccgggacttcg tggaggacga cttcgccggt 3120 gtggtccggg acgacgtgac cctgttcatcagcgcggtcc aggaccaggt ggtgccggac 3180 aacaccctgg cctgggtgtg ggtgcgcggcctggacgagc tgtacgccga gtggtcggag 3240 gtcgtgtcca cgaacttccg ggacgcctccgggccggcca tgaccgagat cggcgagcag 3300 ccgtgggggc gggagttcgc cctgcgcgacccggccggca actgcgtgca cttcgtggcc 3360 gaggagcagg actgacacgt ccgacggcggcccacgggtc ccaggcctcg gagatccgtc 3420 ccccttttcc tttgtcgata tcatgtaattagttatgtca cgcttacatt cacgccctcc 3480 ccccacatcc gctctaaccg aaaaggaaggagttagacaa cctgaagtct aggtccctat 3540 ttattttttt atagttatgt tagtattaagaacgttattt atatttcaaa tttttctttt 3600 ttttctgtac agacgcgtgt acgcatgtaacattatactg aaaaccttgc ttgagaaggt 3660 tttgggacgc tcgaaggctt taatttgcaagctggagacc aacatgtgag caaaaggcca 3720 gcaaaaggcc aggaaccgta aaaaggccgcgttgctggcg tttttccata ggctccgccc 3780 ccctgacgag catcacaaaa atcgacgctcaagtcagagg tggcgaaacc cgacaggact 3840 ataaagatac caggcgtttc cccctggaagctccctcgtg cgctctcctg ttccgaccct 3900 gccgcttacc ggatacctgt ccgcctttctcccttcggga agcgtggcgc tttctcaatg 3960 ctcacgctgt aggtatctca gttcggtgtaggtcgttcgc tccaagctgg gctgtgtgca 4020 cgaacccccc gttcagcccg accgctgcgccttatccggt aactatcgtc ttgagtccaa 4080 cccggtaaga cacgacttat cgccactggcagcagccact ggtaacagga ttagcagagc 4140 gaggtatgta ggcggtgcta cagagttcttgaagtggtgg cctaactacg gctacactag 4200 aaggacagta tttggtatct gcgctctgctgaagccagtt accttcggaa aaagagttgg 4260 tagctcttga tccggcaaac aaaccaccgctggtagcggt ggtttttttg tttgcaagca 4320 gcagattacg cgcagaaaaa aaggatctcaagaagatcct ttgatctttt ctacggggtc 4380 tgacgctcag tggaacgaaa actcacgttaagggattttg gtcatgagat c 4431 62 2880 DNA Artificial Sequence Descriptionof Artificial Sequence Vector pUC18MFa sequence 62 gcgcccaata cgcaaaccgcctctccccgc gcgttggccg attcattaat gcagctggca 60 cgacaggttt cccgactggaaagcgggcag tgagcgcaac gcaattaatg tgagttagct 120 cactcattag gcaccccaggctttacactt tatgcttccg gctcgtatgt tgtgtggaat 180 tgtgagcgga taacaatttcacacaggaaa cagctatgac catgattacg ccaagcttac 240 cccttcttct ttagcagcaatgctggcaat agtagtattt ataaacaata acccgttatt 300 tgtgctgttg gaaaatggcaaaacagcaac atcgaaatcc ccttctaaat ctgagtaacc 360 gatgacagct tcagccggaatttgtgccgt ttcatcttct gttgtagtgt tgactggagc 420 agctaatgcg gaggatgctgcgaataaaac tgcagtaaaa attgaaggaa atctcatgaa 480 ttcactggcc gtcgttttacaacgtcgtga ctgggaaaac cctggcgtta cccaacttaa 540 tcgccttgca gcacatccccctttcgccag ctggcgtaat agcgaagagg cccgcaccga 600 tcgcccttcc caacagttgcgcagcctgaa tggcgaatgg cgcctgatgc ggtattttct 660 ccttacgcat ctgtgcggtatttcacaccg catatggtgc actctcagta caatctgctc 720 tgatgccgca tagttaagccagccccgaca cccgccaaca cccgctgacg cgccctgacg 780 ggcttgtctg ctcccggcatccgcttacag acaagctgtg accgtctccg ggagctgcat 840 gtgtcagagg ttttcaccgtcatcaccgaa acgcgcgaga cgaaagggcc tcgtgatacg 900 cctattttta taggttaatgtcatgataat aatggtttct tagacgtcag gtggcacttt 960 tcggggaaat gtgcgcggaacccctatttg tttatttttc taaatacatt caaatatgta 1020 tccgctcatg agacaataaccctgataaat gcttcaataa tattgaaaaa ggaagagtat 1080 gagtattcaa catttccgtgtcgcccttat tccctttttt gcggcatttt gccttcctgt 1140 ttttgctcac ccagaaacgctggtgaaagt aaaagatgct gaagatcagt tgggtgcacg 1200 agtgggttac atcgaactggatctcaacag cggtaagatc cttgagagtt ttcgccccga 1260 agaacgtttt ccaatgatgagcacttttaa agttctgcta tgtggcgcgg tattatcccg 1320 tattgacgcc gggcaagagcaactcggtcg ccgcatacac tattctcaga atgacttggt 1380 tgagtactca ccagtcacagaaaagcatct tacggatggc atgacagtaa gagaattatg 1440 cagtgctgcc ataaccatgagtgataacac tgcggccaac ttacttctga caacgatcgg 1500 aggaccgaag gagctaaccgcttttttgca caacatgggg gatcatgtaa ctcgccttga 1560 tcgttgggaa ccggagctgaatgaagccat accaaacgac gagcgtgaca ccacgatgcc 1620 tgtagcaatg gcaacaacgttgcgcaaact attaactggc gaactactta ctctagcttc 1680 ccggcaacaa ttaatagactggatggaggc ggataaagtt gcaggaccac ttctgcgctc 1740 ggcccttccg gctggctggtttattgctga taaatctgga gccggtgagc gtgggtctcg 1800 cggtatcatt gcagcactggggccagatgg taagccctcc cgtatcgtag ttatctacac 1860 gacggggagt caggcaactatggatgaacg aaatagacag atcgctgaga taggtgcctc 1920 actgattaag cattggtaactgtcagacca agtttactca tatatacttt agattgattt 1980 aaaacttcat ttttaatttaaaaggatcta ggtgaagatc ctttttgata atctcatgac 2040 caaaatccct taacgtgagttttcgttcca ctgagcgtca gaccccgtag aaaagatcaa 2100 aggatcttct tgagatcctttttttctgcg cgtaatctgc tgcttgcaaa caaaaaaacc 2160 accgctacca gcggtggtttgtttgccgga tcaagagcta ccaactcttt ttccgaaggt 2220 aactggcttc agcagagcgcagataccaaa tactgtcctt ctagtgtagc cgtagttagg 2280 ccaccacttc aagaactctgtagcaccgcc tacatacctc gctctgctaa tcctgttacc 2340 agtggctgct gccagtggcgataagtcgtg tcttaccggg ttggactcaa gacgatagtt 2400 accggataag gcgcagcggtcgggctgaac ggggggttcg tgcacacagc ccagcttgga 2460 gcgaacgacc tacaccgaactgagatacct acagcgtgag ctatgagaaa gcgccacgct 2520 tcccgaaggg agaaaggcggacaggtatcc ggtaagcggc agggtcggaa caggagagcg 2580 cacgagggag cttccagggggaaacgcctg gtatctttat agtcctgtcg ggtttcgcca 2640 cctctgactt gagcgtcgatttttgtgatg ctcgtcaggg gggcggagcc tatggaaaaa 2700 cgccagcaac gcggcctttttacggttcct ggccttttgc tggccttttg ctcacatgtt 2760 ctttcctgcg ttatcccctgattctgtgga taaccgtatt accgcctttg agtgagctga 2820 taccgctcgc cgcagccgaacgaccgagcg cagcgagtca gtgagcgagg aagcggaaga 2880 63 6 PRT ArtificialSequence Description of Artificial Sequence 6X-His tag 63 His His HisHis His His 1 5 64 5 PRT Hepatitis C virus 64 Val Ile Glu Gly Arg 1 5 654 PRT Hepatitis C virus 65 Asn Asn Ser Ser 1

1. A HCV virus-like particle formed of an HCV envelope protein or a partthereof wherein the cysteines are chemically modified and wherein saidmodification is reversible.
 2. The HCV virus-like particle according toclaim 1 wherein said chemical modification is sulphonation.
 3. The HCVvirus-like particle according to claim 1 wherein said chemical isdithiodipyridine, dithiocarbamate or cysteine.
 4. The HCV virus-likeparticle according to claim 1 wherein said HCV envelope protein or partthereof is an E1 envelope protein or a part thereof and/or an E2envelope protein or a part thereof.
 5. The HCV virus-like particleaccording to claim 4 wherein said HCV envelope protein or part thereofis an E1s envelope protein or a part thereof and/or an E2s envelopeprotein or a part thereof.
 6. The HCV virus-like particle according toclaim 5 wherein said HCV envelope protein or part thereof is chosen fromSEQ ID NOs: 2-4.
 7. The HCV virus-like particle according to any ofclaims 1 to 6 wherein said HCV envelope protein or part thereof is theproduct of expression in a eukaryotic cell.
 8. The HCV virus-likeparticle according to claim 7 wherein said eukaryotic cell is a fungalcell.
 9. The HCV virus-like particle according to claim 7 wherein saideukaryotic cell is a yeast cell.
 10. The HCV virus-like particleaccording to claim 9 wherein said yeast cell is a Hansenula cell. 11.The HCV virus-like particle according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said HCVenvelope protein or part thereof is expressed from a gene encoding aprotein containing a CL leader peptide or a functional equivalentthereof and said HCV envelope protein or part thereof.
 12. The HCVvirus-like particle according to any of claims 1 to 11 wherein said HCVenvelope protein or part thereof is core-glycosylated.
 13. A medicamentcomprising the HCV virus-like particle according to any of claims 1 to12.
 14. A vaccine comprising the HCV virus-like particle according toany of claims 1 to
 12. 15. A method for the detection of the presence ofanti-HCV antibodies in a sample suspected to comprise anti-HCVantibodies, said method comprising: (i) contacting a HCV virus-likeparticle according to any of claims 1 to 12 with said sample underconditions allowing complexation of said HCV virus-like particle withsaid anti-HCV antibodies, (ii) detecting the complex formed in (i), and(iii) inferring from (ii) the presence of said anti-HCV antibodies insaid sample.
 16. The method according to claim 15 wherein saidcontacting in step (i) is occurring under competitive conditions. 17.The method according to claim 15 wherein said HCV virus-like particle isattached to a solid support.
 18. A diagnostic kit for the detection ofthe presence of anti-HCV antibodies in a sample suspected to compriseanti-HCV antibodies, said kit comprising a HCV virus-like particleaccording to any of claims 1 to
 12. 19. The diagnostic kit according toclaim 18 wherein said HCV virus-like particle is attached to a solidsupport.
 20. A method for forming a HCV virus-like particle according toany of claims 1 to 12 comprising growing of an eukaryotic celltransformed with a gene encoding a protein containing a CL leaderpeptide or a functional equivalent thereof and said HCV envelope proteinor part thereof in a suitable culture medium.
 21. The method accordingto claim 20 further comprising causing expression of said HCV envelopeprotein or part thereof in said eukaryotic cell.
 22. The methodaccording to claim 21 further comprising isolation, from said eukaryoticcell, of said HCV envelope protein or part thereof which is the productof expression in said eukaryotic cell.
 23. The method according to claim21 further comprising isolation, from a culture of said eukaryotic cell,of said HCV envelope protein or part thereof which is the product ofexpression in said eukaryotic cell.
 24. The method according to claim 22wherein said isolation is comprising the step of lysing said eukaryoticcell.
 25. The method according to claim 24 wherein said lysing isperformed in the presence of a chaotropic agent.
 26. The methodaccording to any of claims 22, 24 and 26 wherein the Cys-amino acids inthe isolated proteins are chemically modified and wherein said chemicalmodification is reversible.
 27. The method according to any of claims22, and 24 to 26 involving heparin chromatography.
 28. Use of Hansenulaor Saccharomyces glycosylation minus strains for HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein expression, or any part thereof, characterised in that said HCVE1 and/or HCV E2 proteins, or said parts thereof, are core-glycosylated.29. A method for purifying core-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV)envelope proteins, or any part thereof, suitable for use in animmunoassay or vaccine, which method comprising: growing Hansenula orSaccharomyces glycosylation minus strains transformed with an envelopegene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, in asuitable culture medium; causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2gene, or any part thereof; and purifying said core-glycosylated HCV E1and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, from said cell culture. 30.A method for purifying core-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV)envelope proteins, or any part thereof, suitable for use in animmunoassay or vaccine, which method comprising: growing Hansenula orSaccharomyces glycosylation minus strains transformed with an envelopegene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, in asuitable culture medium; causing expression of said HCV E1 and/or HCV E2gene, or any part thereof; and purifying said intracellularly expressedcore-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof,upon lysing the transformed host cell.
 31. The method of any of claims29 or 30, in which the said gene, or any part thereof, contains aCL-leader or a functional equivalent thereof.
 32. A method for purifyingcore-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins, or any partthereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine, which methodcomprising: -i- growing Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minusstrains transformed with an envelope gene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCVE2 protein, or any part thereof, in a suitable culture medium, in whichsaid HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, comprises atleast two Cys-amino acids; -ii- causing expression of said HCV E1 and/orHCV E2 gene, or any part thereof; and -iii- purifying saidcore-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, inwhich said Cys-amino acids are reversibly protected by chemical and/orenzymatic means, from said culture.
 33. A method for purifyingcore-glycosylated hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins, or any partthereof, suitable for use in an immunoassay or vaccine, which methodcomprising: -i- growing Hansenula or Saccharomyces glycosylation minusstrains transformed with an envelope gene encoding an HCV E1 and/or HCVE2 protein, or any part thereof, in a suitable culture medium, in whichsaid HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 protein, or any part thereof, comprises atleast two Cys-amino acids; -ii- causing expression of said HCV E1 and/orHCV E2 gene, or any part thereof; and, -iii- purifying saidintra-cellulary expressed core-glycosylated HCV E1 and/or HCV E2protein, or any part thereof, upon lysing the transformed host cell, inwhich said Cys-amino acids are reversibly protected by chemical and/orenzymatic means.
 34. Method for purifying recombinant core-glycosylatedHCV yeast proteins, or any part thereof, according to any of claims 29to 33, in which said purification includes heparin affinitychromatography.
 35. Method for purifying recombinant core-glycosylatedHCV yeast proteins, or any part thereof, according to any of claims 32to 34, in which said chemical means is sulfonation.
 36. Method forpurifying recombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any partthereof, according to any of claims 32 to 35, in which said reversiblyprotection of Cys-amino acids is exchanged for an irreversibleprotection by chemical and/or enzymatic means.
 37. Method for purifyingrecombinant core-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any part thereof,according to claim 36, in which said irreversible protection by chemicalmeans is iodo-acetamide.
 38. Method for purifying recombinantcore-glycosylated HCV yeast proteins, or any part thereof, according toclaim 36, in which said irreversible protection by chemical means is NEMor Biotin-NEM or a mixture thereof.
 39. HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 proteins,or any part thereof, according to any of claims 28 to 38, for use as amedicament.
 40. Use of HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 proteins, or any partthereof, according to any of claims 28 to 38, for the preparation of adiagnostic kit.
 41. Use of HCV E1 and/or HCV E2 proteins, or any partthereof, according to any of claims 28 to 38, for the manufacture of avaccine/medicament against HCV infection.
 42. Immunoassay for detectingHCV antibody in a biological sample, which immunoassay comprises:providing the HCV envelope protein, or any part thereof, according toany of the claims 28 to 38; incubating a biological sample with said HCVantibody under conditions that allow formation of HCV antibody-HCVprotein complex; and determining whether said HCV antibody-HCV proteincomplex is formed.
 43. Kit for detecting HCV antibody in a biologicalsample, which kit comprises providing the HCV envelope protein, or anypart thereof, according to any of the claims 28 to
 38. 44. Use of the CLleader, or a functionally equivalent thereof, for the expression ofviral envelope proteins in yeast
 45. A vector suitable fortransformation of a yeast and comprising an expression cassettecomprising a DNA sequence encoding for a viral envelope proteinpreceeded by the CL leader, or a functionally equivalent thereof.
 46. Ahost organism transformed with the vector of claim
 45. 47. The use ofHansenula polymorpha for the expression of viral envelope proteins whichbecome glycosylated upon expression in this yeast species.